pacman-key:tldr:d8ad6

pacman-key: Sign an imported key locally.

pacman-key

$ sudo pacman-key --lsign-key "${select}"

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This command is used in Arch Linux to locally sign a key with GnuPG. Here is an explanation of each part of the command:

sudo is used to execute the command as a superuser or with administrative privileges. It allows the command to perform actions that require elevated privileges.
pacman-key is a utility in Arch Linux used to manage the package manager's keyring, which contains trusted keys.
--lsign-key is an option that specifies the action to be performed. In this case, --lsign-key is used to locally sign a key. When a key is signed, it signifies that the signer trusts the associated public key.
"${select}" is a variable representing a key ID or fingerprint that is passed as an argument to the command. It is enclosed within double quotes and preceded by a dollar sign and curly braces to expand the variable.

In summary, the command sudo pacman-key --lsign-key "${select}" is used to locally sign a key with GnuPG in Arch Linux. The key ID or fingerprint is provided as an argument to the command.

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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