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<h1><a href="https://tldr.sh/"><img alt="tldr-pages" src="images/banner.png" width=600/></a></h1>
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[![Build status][github-actions-image]][github-actions-url]
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[![Matrix chat][matrix-image]][matrix-url]
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[![Merged PRs][prs-merged-image]][prs-merged-url]
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[![GitHub contributors][contributors-image]][contributors-url]
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[![license][license-image]][license-url]
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[github-actions-url]: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr/actions
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[github-actions-image]: https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/tldr-pages/tldr/ci.yml?branch=main&label=Build
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[matrix-url]: https://matrix.to/#/#tldr-pages:matrix.org
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[matrix-image]: https://img.shields.io/matrix/tldr-pages:matrix.org?label=Chat+on+Matrix
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[prs-merged-url]: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr/pulls?q=is:pr+is:merged
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[prs-merged-image]: https://img.shields.io/github/issues-pr-closed-raw/tldr-pages/tldr.svg?label=Merged+PRs&color=green
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[contributors-url]: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr/graphs/contributors
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[contributors-image]: https://img.shields.io/github/contributors-anon/tldr-pages/tldr.svg?label=Contributors
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[license-url]: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr/blob/main/LICENSE.md
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[license-image]: https://img.shields.io/badge/license-CC_BY_4.0-blue.svg?label=License
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</div>
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## What is tldr-pages?
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The **tldr-pages** project is a collection of community-maintained help pages
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for command-line tools, that aims to be a simpler, more approachable complement
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to traditional [man pages](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_page).
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Maybe you're new to the command-line world? Perhaps you're just a little rusty or can't always recall the arguments for commands like `lsof`, or `tar`?
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It certainly doesn't help that, in the past, the first option explained in `man tar` was:
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```console
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$ man tar
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...
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-b blocksize
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Specify the block size, in 512-byte records, for tape drive I/O.
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As a rule, this argument is only needed when reading from or writing to tape drives,
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and usually not even then as the default block size of 20 records (10240 bytes) is very common.
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...
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```
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There seems to be room for simpler help pages, focused on practical examples.
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How about:
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This repository is just that: an ever-growing collection of examples
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for the most common UNIX, Linux, macOS, SunOS, Android and Windows command-line tools.
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## How do I use it?
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A popular and convenient way to access these pages on your computer
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is to install the [Node.js client](https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr-node-client),
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which is supported by the tldr-pages project maintainers:
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```sh
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npm install -g tldr
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```
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Alternatively, you can also use the [Python client](https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr-python-client), which can be installed via `pip3`.
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```sh
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pip3 install tldr
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```
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Or Mac users can also install our [C Client](https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr-c-client) using Homebrew.
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```sh
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brew install tldr
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```
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Then you have direct access to simplified, easy-to-read help for commands, such as `tar`,
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accessible through typing `tldr tar` instead of the standard `man tar`.
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If you want an offline version without installing any software,
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check out the [PDF version](https://tldr.sh/assets/tldr-book.pdf).
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For browsing without installing a client to your computer,
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see the web client at <https://tldr.inbrowser.app> (with offline support using PWA).
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There are also **various other clients** provided by the community,
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both for the command-line and for other platforms.
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For a comprehensive list of clients, head over to our [Wiki](https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr/wiki/tldr-pages-clients).
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## How do I contribute to tldr-pages?
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All contributions are welcome!
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Some ways to contribute include:
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- Adding your favorite command which isn't covered.
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- Adding examples or improving the content of an existing page.
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- Adding requested pages from our issues with the [help wanted](https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22help+wanted%22) label.
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- Translating pages into different languages.
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All `tldr` pages are written in markdown, so they can be edited quite easily and changes can be submitted in
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pull requests here using Git on the command-line or
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using the GitHub web interface.
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We strive to maintain a [welcoming and collaborative](GOVERNANCE.md) community.
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If it's your first time contributing, have a look at the [contributing guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md), and go ahead!
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If you'd like to contribute to translations, you can visit <https://lukwebsforge.github.io/tldri18n/>
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to see the overall progress of all translations, and which translations are missing or outdated.
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## Similar projects
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- [Command Line Interface Pages](https://github.com/command-line-interface-pages)
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allows you to write standardized help pages for CLI, directories and configs.
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- [Cheat](https://github.com/cheat/cheat)
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allows you to create and view interactive cheatsheets on the command-line.
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It was designed to help remind *nix system administrators of options
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for commands that they use frequently, but not frequently enough to remember.
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- [cheat.sh](https://cheat.sh/)
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Aggregates cheat sheets from multiple sources (including tldr-pages)
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into 1 unified interface.
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- [devhints](https://devhints.io/)
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Rico's cheatsheets are not just focused on the command-line and
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include a plethora of other cheatsheets related to programming.
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- [eg](https://github.com/srsudar/eg)
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provides detailed examples with explanations on the command-line.
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Examples come from the repository, but `eg` supports displaying
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custom examples and commands alongside the defaults.
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- [kb](https://github.com/gnebbia/kb)
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is a minimalist command-line knowledge base manager.
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kb can be used to organize your notes and cheatsheets in a minimalist
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and clean way. It also supports non-text files.
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- [navi](https://github.com/denisidoro/navi)
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is an interactive cheatsheet tool, which allows you to browse through
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specific examples or complete commands on the fly.
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- [bropages (deprecated)](http://bropages.org)
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are a highly readable supplement to man pages.
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It shows concise, common-case examples for Unix commands.
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The examples are submitted by the user base, and can be voted up or down;
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the best entries are what people see first when they look up a command.
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## What does "tldr" mean?
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TL;DR stands for "Too Long; Didn't Read".
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It originated as Internet slang, where it is used to indicate that a long text
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(or parts of it) has been skipped as too lengthy.
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Read more in How-To Geek's [article](https://www.howtogeek.com/435266/what-does-tldr-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it/).
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