Multiple choice technology operating systems

Consider the script "beach.sh" for i in \$1; do if (( ${#i} > 4 )); then print -n "#$i " fi done beach.sh "On the beach at night, stands a child with her father" What is the output of this script?

  1. #On the beach at night, stands a child with her father

  2. #On #the #at #a #with #her

  3. #beac #nigh #stan #chil #fath

  4. #beach #night, #stands #child #father
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The script loops through each word in the input string, checking if its length exceeds 4 characters using ${#i}. Words longer than 4 characters are printed with a '#' prefix. From the input, the qualifying words are: beach (5), night, (6 including comma), stands (6), child (5), and father (6). Option D correctly shows these words prefixed with '#'.

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