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This command is composed of multiple parts:
-
sudo
: This is a command in Unix-like operating systems that allows a user to execute a command with administrative privileges. By usingsudo
, the user can execute commands that would normally require root (administrative) access. -
sv
: This is a command used to control services managed by the runit service supervision suite. It is typically used to start, stop, restart, or manage other aspects of services. -
once
: This is one of the available options or subcommands of thesv
command. In this case,once
tellssv
to start the service specified by${path-to-service}
once and then exit. -
${path-to-service}
: This is a placeholder representing the file path to the specific service file that should be controlled by thesv
command. The actual path to the service file must be provided in place of${path-to-service}
.
By combining these elements, the command sudo sv once ${path-to-service}
is used to start a particular service specified by ${path-to-service}
using administrative privileges just once, and then the command will exit.