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glab-auth:tldr:c4e8c

glab-auth: Log in with a token.
$ glab auth login --token ${token}
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The command you mentioned is related to the GitLab CLI (Command Line Interface) tool called "glab" used for interacting with GitLab repositories through the terminal.

The specific command is: glab auth login --token ${token}

  1. glab: It is the command to invoke the GitLab CLI tool, standing for "GitLab CLI ABstraction".
  2. auth login: This part of the command tells the CLI tool that you want to authenticate and log in to a GitLab account.
  3. --token ${token}: It is an option or flag provided to the glab auth login command. The --token flag is used to specify the authentication token to use for logging into the GitLab account. ${token} is a placeholder or variable that typically needs to be replaced with an actual token corresponding to the account you want to authenticate.

In summary, the command glab auth login --token ${token} is used to authenticate and log in to a GitLab account using the specified token. Replace ${token} with the actual authentication token you want to use.

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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