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lighthouse:tldr:694f6

lighthouse: Generate a report using the browser in headless mode without logging to `stdout`.
$ lighthouse --quiet --chrome-flags="${--headless}" ${https:--example-com}
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The given command is using the tool "Lighthouse" to perform a website audit with certain configurations.

Here is a breakdown of each part of the command:

  • lighthouse: This is the main command that executes the Lighthouse tool.
  • --quiet: This flag sets Lighthouse to only display error messages and final results, suppressing any other output.
  • --chrome-flags="${--headless}": This flag passes a specific set of flags to the underlying Chrome browser. In this case, it enables the headless mode (a mode where Chrome runs without a graphical user interface).
  • ${https:--example-com}: This is the URL being audited. It should be replaced with the actual URL you want to audit. Make sure to remove the ${} around it if you're directly running the command in the terminal.

To summarize, this command runs Lighthouse with a quiet mode, runs Chrome in headless mode, and performs a website audit on the specified URL.

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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