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/usr/bin/authselect

From authselect 1.8.0-r3 (enterprise-packages), captured 2026-11-08 by running authselect --help (exit 1). permalink

Usage:
/usr/bin/authselect COMMAND COMMAND-ARGS

Available commands:
- select            	 Select profile
- apply-changes     	 Regenerate configuration for currently selected command
- list              	 List available profiles
- list-features     	 List available profile features
- show              	 Show profile information
- requirements      	 Print profile requirements
- current           	 Get identifier of currently selected profile
- check             	 Check if the current configuration is valid
- test              	 Print changes that would be otherwise written
- enable-feature    	 Enable feature in currently selected profile
- disable-feature   	 Disable feature in currently selected profile
- is-feature-enabled	 Check if feature is enabled in currently selected profile
- create-profile    	 Create new authselect profile

Backup commands:
- backup-list       	 List available backups
- backup-remove     	 Remove backup
- backup-restore    	 Restore from backup

Other:
- opt-out           	 Opt-out from authselect managed configuration

Common options:
  --debug           	 Print error messages
  --trace           	 Print trace messages
  --warn            	 Print warning messages

Help options:
  -?, --help        	 Show this for a command
  --usage           	 Show brief usage message for a command
Options (5)
OptionDescriptionSource
--debugPrint error messageshelp
--tracePrint trace messageshelp
--warnPrint warning messageshelp
-?, --helpShow this for a commandhelp
--usageShow brief usage message for a commandhelp

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