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route: Lookup and display the route for a destination (hostname or IP address).

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$ sudo route get "${destination}"

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The command "sudo route get "${destination}"" is used to retrieve the routing information for a specific destination.

Here is a breakdown of the command:

"sudo": It is a command used in Unix-like systems to run a specific command with administrative privileges. It allows running the command as a superuser or another user with elevated privileges. The user executing this command needs to have the necessary permissions to use the sudo command.
"route": It is a command-line tool used to manipulate and display the IP routing table in Unix-like systems. The routing table contains information about network paths, IP addresses, gateways, and other routing-related details.
"get": It is an option used with the "route" command to retrieve the details of a specific route in the routing table.
"${destination}": This is a placeholder variable that represents the destination for which you want to retrieve route information. It could be an IP address, hostname, or network address.

By executing the "sudo route get "${destination}"" command, you are asking the system to provide the routing details for the specified destination, which helps to understand how the system will decide to route network traffic to that destination.

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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