tldr
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6recommend
0warn against
Nov 4, 2025first mention
Apr 8, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“I've found tldr to be useful”
“My go-to for examples is ‘tldr’”
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“I like everything about tldr”
“Have you looked at tldr/tealdeer[0]?”
“this is documented well and clearly in the tldr page for apt-get”
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All comments 7
“I've found tldr to be useful”
“My go-to for examples is ‘tldr’”
“I like everything about tldr”
https://cht.sh/ is my fave curl it. curl cht.sh/ffmpeg you can even search curl cht.sh/~screenshot
BTW, `tldr` is deprecated, in favour of [`tlrc`](https://tldr.sh/tlrc/). Both use the same database.
“Have you looked at tldr/tealdeer[0]?”
“this is documented well and clearly in the tldr page for apt-get”