How do I read the source code of shell commands?

Question

I would like to read the actual source code which the linux commands are written with. I\'ve gained some experience using them and now I think it\'s time to interact with my

Answer 1

You can have it on github using the command

git clone https://github.com/coreutils/coreutils.git

You can find all the source codes in the src folder.

You need to have git installed.

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