Flag
An option added to a command, which starts with “-” or “--”. For example, in “claude --model opus”, “--model” is a flag.
How it appears in the course
Besides -p, you can add “flags”. A flag is an option written after the command, which starts with - or --. Like the checkboxes on a form.
claude_args:: the same flags as above. At most 10 steps, with the Sonnet model.
Flags are options you write after a command, for example claude --model opus.
Where you learn it
In module 10 · Claude on autopilot, in the Claude Code for Beginners course.
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