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rusnapshot: Delete all `hourly` snapshots.
$ sudo rusnapshot -c ${path-to-config-toml} --list --keep ${0} --clean --kind ${hourly}
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This command is using the "rusnapshot" command-line tool with sudo (superuser) privileges to perform certain operations. Here is a breakdown of each part:

  • "sudo": It is a command that allows a user to execute a command with administrative privileges (usually as a superuser).
  • "rusnapshot": It is the name of the command-line tool being executed.
  • "-c ${path-to-config-toml}": It specifies an option to provide the path to a configuration file (in TOML format) needed by "rusnapshot". The ${path-to-config-toml} placeholder should be replaced with the actual path to the configuration file.
  • "--list": It is an option that tells "rusnapshot" to list the available snapshots.
  • "--keep ${0}": It specifies an option to keep a certain number (0 in this case) of snapshots. The ${0} placeholder should be replaced with the desired number of snapshots to keep.
  • "--clean": It is an option that enables the cleaning mode, potentially deleting unnecessary snapshots.
  • "--kind ${hourly}": It specifies the kind of snapshots to clean. The ${hourly} placeholder refers to the desired type of snapshots, which is assumed to be set in the configuration file (specified earlier by -c option).

Overall, this command executes the "rusnapshot" tool with sudo privileges, provides the path to a configuration file, lists the available snapshots, keeps 0 snapshots, enters cleaning mode, and specifies the kind of snapshots to clean (likely hourly snapshots).

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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