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The command "chafa --symbols vhalf ${filename}" is used to display an image file in the terminal using the chafa utility with a specific symbol set called "vhalf".

Explanation of each component:

• "chafa": It is a command-line utility that allows displaying images in the terminal using ASCII art or Unicode symbols.
• "--symbols vhalf": This specifies the symbol set to be used for the image display. In this case, the symbol set "vhalf" will be used. "vhalf" is one of the built-in symbol sets provided by chafa that uses half-block characters to create the image representation.
• "${filename}": This is a placeholder for the actual filename or path of the image file you want to display. You need to replace "${filename}" with the appropriate image file name or path.

By running this command in the terminal, chafa will use the "vhalf" symbol set to convert the image in the specified file into ASCII or Unicode symbols and display it on the terminal screen.