FOSS Advent Calendar - Door 20: Get to the Point with tldr Pages
Ever felt overwhelmed by a wall of text in a man page? Meet tldr, the community-driven cheat sheet that gives you practical examples for command-line tools. It’s not a replacement for the manual, it’s the fast lane to getting things done.
The tldr project crowdsources simple, actionable examples for hundreds of commands. Forget deciphering every flag; just type tldr tar and see exactly how to create, extract, or list archives with real-world commands. Everything is open-source, cached locally, and updated by users worldwide.
Pro tip: Use tldr --update to refresh your local cache and contribute your own examples back to the community. With tldr, you’re not just reading documentation, you’re applying it in seconds.
Link:
https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr
What command would you finally master with instant, practical examples? ffmpeg, git, or find?
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