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help2man: Generate a man page for an executable.
$ help2man ${executable}
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The command "help2man" is being invoked. "help2man" is a program used to generate a manual page from the help output of a program.

The command takes an argument: "${executable}". Here, "${executable}" represents the name or path of the executable program for which a manual page is to be generated.

In summary, the command "help2man ${executable}" generates a manual page for the specified executable program using the help output.

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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