What does the -p3 option to the patch command do?

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What does the -p3 option to the patch command do?
A . It will strip off path information from each file mentioned in the patch file up to and including the third / character.
B . patch continues execution as long as there are three or fewer errors.
C . It instructs patch to look up to three lines of context before or after the declared line in the original file for a match.
D . patch will keep three previous versions of each file in the output to prevent loss of change history.
E . It instructs patch to conform more strictly to the POSIX standard.

Answer: A

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