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paci: Search for a given package.
$ paci search ${package}
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This command is incomplete and might contain a typo. As it stands, the command "paci search ${package}" suggests that it is using a shell variable called "package" inside the "paci" command.

The most likely interpretation is that "paci" is intended to be a package manager command, primarily used in the Arch Linux system. However, it is not a commonly recognized package manager command in general Linux distributions. It is possible that "pacman" (the package manager for Arch Linux) is intended here instead of "paci".

Assuming that "paci" is a typo and should be "pacman", the command "pacman search ${package}" would be an attempt to search for a package called ${package} using the pacman package manager. The shell variable ${package} would be expected to contain the name of the package being searched for. The search command in pacman is typically used to find packages available for installation in the system's package repositories that match a specific keyword or pattern.

In summary, this command is likely intended to search for a package using the pacman package manager, with the specific package name determined by the value stored in the shell variable ${package}.

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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