tldr

tldr [options] [command]

tldr provides simplified, community-maintained man pages focused on practical examples. Instead of comprehensive documentation, tldr pages show common use cases with copy-paste ready commands.The name stands for "Too Long; Didn't Read," reflecting its philosophy of brevity over completeness. Each page contains a brief description followed by example commands with explanations.Pages are maintained by an open-source community and cover thousands of commands across multiple platforms. The cache is stored locally and can be updated with --update.Multiple client implementations exist (Node.js, Python, Rust, Go, etc.) all using the same page repository. Install whichever client suits your environment.

-u, --update

Update the local page cache

List all available commands

Show page for specific platform (linux, osx, windows, sunos, android)

Show page in specified language

Display version

Display help

Tldr pages are community-maintained and may not cover every option or edge case. For comprehensive documentation, consult man pages or official documentation.Some commands have platform-specific pages. Use --platform to see pages for other operating systems.The local cache must be updated periodically with --update to get new and updated pages.

The tldr-pages project was started in 2013 to address the problem of overly complex man pages. It grew into a community project with thousands of contributors maintaining practical command examples across all major platforms.

man(1), info(1), cheat(1), help(1)