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The command syncthing -home=${path-to-directory}
is used to run the Syncthing application with a specified home directory location.
Syncthing is an open-source continuous file synchronization tool that allows you to synchronize files between different devices or computers. By default, Syncthing creates a home directory in the user's home folder where it stores its configuration files and data.
In the command, you replace ${path-to-directory}
with the actual path to the directory that you want to use as the Syncthing home directory. This directory is where all the configuration files, certificates, and other application data will be stored.
For example, if you want to use the directory /home/user/syncthing
as the Syncthing home directory, you would run the command as follows:
syncthing -home=/home/user/syncthing
By specifying a custom home directory, you can separate your Syncthing configuration and data from the default location. This can be useful if you want to store the Syncthing data in a different drive or directory, or if you need to run multiple instances of Syncthing with different configurations on the same machine.