What is tldr
?
tldr
is an open-source command line tool distributed both via npm
and pip3
that lets you easily look up common use cases for various commands.
Have you ever been in the position where you:
- Forgot how to use the
tar
command? - Forgot how to open an
ssh
tunnel? - Forgot how
git rebase
works? - Forgot how to
…
in the terminal?
Well, I have. tldr
lets you easily look up common uses cases for commands and subcommands. All the tldr
pages are open-source and community driven, and if a command you are trying to use tldr
for is not available, you can always add it yourself to help out both yourself and others.
How do I install it?
To get your hands on tldr
, all you have to do is install it in one of the following ways:
npm install -g tldr
pip3 install tldr
After that, provided the package location is in your path, all you need to do is run tldr git rebase
for example.
Here's an example of what that might look like:
More information
If you have further interest in this, please visit https://tldr.sh/
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