nproc:tldr:923a2

The command "nproc --ignore ${count}" is used to display the number of processing units (or CPU cores) available in a system, excluding a specified number of cores.

Here's a breakdown of the command:

• "nproc" is a command-line utility to fetch the number of processing units.
• "--ignore" is an option/flag used with the "nproc" command to exclude a certain number of cores from the count.
• "${count}" is a placeholder variable where you would substitute an actual number of cores to be ignored.

For example, if you execute the command "nproc --ignore 2", it will provide the total number of CPU cores available on the system, excluding 2 cores. The output will be the remaining number of cores after ignoring the specified count.

This command is helpful in scenarios where you might want to determine the number of available CPU cores while excluding specific cores, which could be useful for certain performance testing or resource allocation purposes.