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ebuild:tldr:9b7f5
This command ebuild ${filename-ebuild} unpack
is used in Gentoo Linux and it is used to unpack the source code of a package defined in an ebuild file.
Here's a breakdown of each part of the command:
ebuild
: This is the command-line tool in Gentoo Linux used to manage ebuild files and packages. It performs various operations related to package management.
${filename-ebuild}
: This is a variable representing the name of the ebuild file. The variable is typically replaced by the actual filename (including the extension ".ebuild") when executing the command. For example, if the ebuild file is "example.ebuild", the variable will be replaced by "example.ebuild".
unpack
: This is an action or operation that is performed by the ebuild
command. In this case, the unpack
operation tells ebuild
to extract or unpack the source code of the package defined in the ebuild file.
Overall, the command is used to extract the source code of a package defined in an ebuild file, allowing further compilation or customization of the software package.