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firejail: Shutdown a running sandbox.
$ firejail --shutdown=${7777}
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The command you provided is running the "firejail" command with the "--shutdown=${7777}" option.

Firejail is a Linux security sandbox that allows you to isolate and restrict the environment of applications within a sandbox. It helps enhance security by limiting the impact of potential vulnerabilities or malicious behavior from applications.

The "--shutdown" option is used to shutdown an existing instance of firejail that is running. The value "${7777}" is most likely a placeholder for the process ID (PID) of the firejail instance you want to shutdown. It indicates that firejail should be shutdown with the process ID 7777.

Using this command will terminate the specified firejail instance, closing the sandboxed environment and stopping any applications running within it.

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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