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deluser:tldr:6bd36
The command "sudo deluser" is used to delete a user account in a Linux system. Here is an explanation of the options that are used in the command:
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"--backup-to ${path-to-backup_directory}": This option specifies the directory where the user's home directory will be backed up before it is deleted. The "${path-to-backup_directory}" should be replaced with the actual path to the directory where you want to store the backup.
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"--remove-home": This option tells the command to remove the user's home directory along with their account. By default, when a user account is deleted, the home directory is not removed. But using this option ensures that the home directory is also deleted.
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"${username}": This is the actual username of the user account that you want to delete.
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"sudo": This command is used to run a command with administrative privileges. It allows the user to execute commands as the superuser or another user.
By combining all of these options and arguments, the command "sudo deluser --backup-to ${path-to-backup_directory} --remove-home ${username}" will delete a user account, backup their home directory to the specified directory, and remove their home directory.