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The command "glab auth status" is used in GitLab to check the status of your authentication with the GitLab server.

When you run this command, the GitLab CLI (Command-Line Interface) tool (glab) will check if you are currently authenticated or not. It will determine if you have a valid access token configured to access the GitLab server.

The command can provide different outputs based on the status of your authentication. Here are some possible outputs and what they mean:

• If you are authenticated: It will display a message indicating that you are authenticated and provide details about your authentication token, such as the expiration date and the associated GitLab server.

• If you are not authenticated: It will display a message indicating that you are not authenticated and prompt you to authenticate using the "glab auth login" command.

This command is useful to quickly check if you are authenticated with the GitLab server before performing any actions that require authentication, such as pushing or pulling code from a remote repository, accessing private repositories, or performing administrative tasks.