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code: Start the editor as a superuser (root) while storing user data in a specific directory.

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$ sudo code --user-data-dir ${path-to-directory}

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The command "sudo code --user-data-dir ${path-to-directory}" is not a standard command, but it can be interpreted based on its components.

"sudo": "sudo" is a command used in Unix-like operating systems to give users administrative or superuser privileges for executing commands that require elevated permissions. It allows executing a command as a different user, often the root user.
"code": "code" is a command-line interface (CLI) tool for Visual Studio Code, a popular source code editor developed by Microsoft. It allows users to open, edit, and manage files and projects from the command line.
"--user-data-dir": This is a flag or option provided by the "code" command which allows specifying a custom user data directory. By default, Visual Studio Code stores user-specific data like settings, extensions, and cache in a specific directory based on the operating system. Using this flag, you can provide a different path to store this data.
"${path-to-directory}": This is a placeholder that would be replaced with the actual path to the directory you want to use as the user data directory. It should be the absolute path to a directory on your file system.

By combining these elements, the command is instructing the system to open Visual Studio Code's CLI tool with elevated permissions using "sudo" and configure a specific directory as the user data directory by providing the ${path-to-directory}.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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