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The command "zypper repos --sort-by-priority" is used in the zypper package manager, which is the default package management tool for openSUSE and SUSE Linux Enterprise.

This command is used to list the available software repositories and sort them according to their priority. In openSUSE and SUSE Linux Enterprise, repositories are assigned different priorities to determine the order in which software packages are installed or updated.

When you run "zypper repos --sort-by-priority", it will display a list of repositories along with their names, URLs, priorities, and enabled or disabled status. The repositories will be sorted in ascending order based on their priority, with the lowest priority assigned to repositories at the top of the list.

By sorting the repositories based on priority, you can easily determine the order in which packages will be fetched from the repositories during package installation or update operations. This helps in managing conflicts or dependencies between different software repositories.