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$ semanage -S ${store} -o ${path-to-output_file}

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The semanage command is used to manage SELinux policy. SELinux (Security-Enhanced Linux) is a security mechanism in Linux that provides access control and improved security policies.

The specific command you provided is:

semanage -S ${store} -o ${path-to-output_file}

Let's break it down:

semanage: This is the main command-line tool for managing SELinux policies.
-S ${store}: This option is used to specify the SELinux policy store to be used. The ${store} variable should be replaced with the actual name of the policy store. The policy store contains compiled SELinux policies and associated files.
-o ${path-to-output_file}: This option is used to specify the output file where the result of the command will be saved. The ${path-to-output_file} variable should be replaced with the actual path and filename.

By running this command, the semanage tool will use the specified SELinux policy store and save the output of the command to the specified output file. The exact behavior of the command will depend on the specific subcommand used with semanage, which is not specified in the provided 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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