tldr(1)

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NAME

tldr - tldr 3.4.3

Python command line client for tldr

usage: tldr command [options]


POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS

command
command to lookup

NAMED ARGUMENTS

-v, --version
show program's version number and exit
Search for a specific command from a query
-u, --update, --update_cache
Update the local cache of pages and exit

Default: False

-k, --clear-cache
Delete the local cache of pages and exit

Default: False

-p, --platform
Possible choices: android, freebsd, linux, netbsd, openbsd, osx, sunos, windows, common

Override the operating system [android, freebsd, linux, netbsd, openbsd, osx, sunos, windows, common]

-l, --list
List all available commands for operating system

Default: False

-s, --source
Override the default page source

Default: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tldr-pages/tldr/main/pages"

-c, --color
Override color stripping
-r, --render
Render local markdown files

Default: False

-L, --language
Override the default language
-m, --markdown
Just print the plain page file.

Default: False

--short-options
Display shortform options over longform

Default: False

--long-options
Display longform options over shortform

Default: False

--print-completion
Possible choices: bash, zsh, tcsh

print shell completion script


AUTHOR

Felix Yan and tldr-pages contributors

COPYRIGHT

2014, Felix Yan and 2014-present, tldr-pages contributors

September 22, 2025