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fixfiles:tldr:80629
The fixfiles
command is a utility in Linux operating systems that is used to restore the default security contexts and file permissions on the system. It is particularly useful when dealing with systems that have experienced security-related issues, such as file labeling errors or permission mismatches.
The -M
option is one of the command-line arguments that can be passed to fixfiles
. It makes fixfiles
run in the "multitrade" mode. This mode allows fixfiles
to utilize multiple threads to perform its tasks, which can lead to faster execution. Multithreading is particularly advantageous when processing large amounts of files or directories or when running on a system with multiple CPUs or cores.
In summary, using fixfiles -M
will run the fixfiles
command in multithreaded mode, improving its performance by utilizing multiple threads for faster execution.