So in general, when you're running command line programs, they can take input or arguments or parameters or switches or flags.

一般而言，当你运行命令行程序时，可以把把这些当做输入,像什么参数啊，或开关啊，或标志啊等等。

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And two, to give you a better sense of design especially as your programs get a little more involved and they play or they run for more than just a few seconds time.

另一方面，使你们对设计更有感觉,尤其是你的程序要适用于更多的应用环境或,要运行不止几秒钟时间的时候。

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