rankmirrors:tldr:9e1a7

rankmirrors: Be verbose when generating the mirrorlist.

rankmirrors

$ rankmirrors -v ${-etc-pacman-d-mirrorlist}

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This command is related to the Arch Linux package manager, Pacman. rankmirrors is a utility provided by Pacman that allows you to sort and rank the mirrors in your /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist file based on their speed, which helps you choose the fastest mirror for updates and package installations.

The -v option is used to enable verbose output, meaning it will display detailed information about the ranking process.

${-etc-pacman-d-mirrorlist} is a placeholder, and it suggests that you should replace it with the actual path to the mirrorlist file. The mirrorlist file can be found at /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist by default on Arch Linux systems.

So, when executing the command, you should replace ${-etc-pacman-d-mirrorlist} with the correct path to the mirrorlist file, like /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist.

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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