tlmgr-platform:tldr:21c13

tlmgr-platform: Remove the executables for a specific platform.

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$ sudo tlmgr platform remove ${platform}

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This command is used to remove a specified TeX Live platform using the tlmgr package manager, with elevated privileges granted by the sudo command (used in Unix-like operating systems).

Here is a breakdown of the command:

sudo: It is a command that allows a user to run programs with the security privileges of another user, typically the superuser (root). By using sudo, the user gains elevated privileges required to perform system-level tasks.
tlmgr: It is the package manager for TeX Live, a comprehensive TeX distribution. tlmgr allows users to install, update, and manage packages for TeX Live.
platform: It is a placeholder representing the platform name you want to remove. To execute this command, you need to replace ${platform} with the actual name of the platform you wish to remove.
remove: It is the subcommand in tlmgr that instructs the package manager to remove the specified TeX Live platform.

Putting it all together, the command sudo tlmgr platform remove ${platform} is used to instruct the tlmgr package manager, with root privileges (using sudo), to remove the specified TeX Live platform. The actual platform name must be provided in place of ${platform}.

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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