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The equery depends ${package_name} command is used in Gentoo Linux to display the dependencies of a specified package.

Here's how the command works:

1. equery is the command-line utility used to query and manipulate the Gentoo package database.
2. depends is the sub-command that specifies that we want to query the dependencies of a package.
3. ${package_name} is a placeholder for the actual name of the package you want to query. You need to replace it with the actual name of the package you are interested in.

When you execute the command, it will retrieve and display a list of all the dependencies (both runtime and build-time dependencies) for the specified package. This information is particularly useful for understanding the requirements and dependencies of a package before installing or building it.