The given command: ```bash sudo cp /mnt/c/temp/* /usr/local/share/ca-certificates ``` performs the following actions: 1. **`sudo`**:...

August 26, 2025 at 04:37 PM

sudo cp /mnt/c/temp/* /usr/local/share/ca-certificates

The given command:

sudo cp /mnt/c/temp/* /usr/local/share/ca-certificates

performs the following actions:

  1. sudo: Runs the command with elevated privileges (as a superuser or root), which is typically required for performing operations in system directories like /usr/local/share/ca-certificates.

  2. cp: Stands for "copy". This command copies files or directories from one location to another.

  3. /mnt/c/temp/*: Specifies the source directory and files to copy. The * is a wildcard, which means it will match all files in the /mnt/c/temp/ directory. This assumes the system is using a Linux-based environment (like WSL on Windows), where /mnt/c/ refers to the Windows C: drive.

  4. /usr/local/share/ca-certificates: Specifies the destination directory where the files will be copied. This directory is often used in Linux to store custom Certificate Authority (CA) certificates that the system can trust.

In summary: This command copies all files from the /mnt/c/temp/ directory into the /usr/local/share/ca-certificates directory with elevated (superuser/root) privileges. This is typically done to add custom certificates to the system's list of trusted Certificate Authorities. After doing this, you would usually run the sudo update-ca-certificates command to apply the changes.

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