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sudo: Edit a file as the superuser with your default editor.

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$ sudo --edit ${-etc-fstab}

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The command sudo --edit ${-etc-fstab} is attempting to edit the file /etc/fstab using the sudo command with elevated privileges.

Let's break down the command:

sudo: It is a command used in Linux and Unix-like operating systems that allows a user to execute commands with administrative or superuser privileges. The sudo command is often used to perform system administration tasks that require elevated permissions.
--edit: This is an argument passed to the sudo command. It indicates that the command following it will be used for editing a file.
${-etc-fstab}: This represents the file path that will be edited. The ${-etc-fstab} is a placeholder that likely needs to be replaced with the actual path of the file. In this case, it should be /etc/fstab, which is a system configuration file containing information about disk partitions and file systems.

Overall, the command is intended to open the /etc/fstab file for editing with administrative privileges using sudo.

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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