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The command "sudo dmidecode -s system-serial-number" is used to retrieve the serial number of the system or computer.

Here is a breakdown of the command:

• "sudo" stands for "superuser do" and is used to execute the following command as the root user or with administrative privileges. This is typically required to access system information.

• "dmidecode" is a command-line tool that is used to retrieve information from the system's DMI (Desktop Management Interface) table. It provides details about the hardware components of the system such as the BIOS, motherboard, memory, etc.

• "-s" is an option used with dmidecode to specify the string or attribute to be displayed. In this case, we are using it to specify the "system-serial-number" attribute.

• "system-serial-number" is the specific attribute we are interested in, and it refers to the serial number of the system or computer.

By running this command with administrative privileges, dmidecode will provide the system's serial number as output, allowing the user to gather information about the specific system they are working with.