"value":"\n <p><code>tldr<\/code> is a command-line tool that I've been using a lot recently.<\/p>\n\n<p>Usually, on the command line, you'd use the <code>man<\/code> command to show a manual page for a certain command - like <code>man ls<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n<p><code>tldr<\/code> is \"a collection of simplified and community-driven man pages\".<\/p>\n\n<p>After installing it, run <code>man tldr<\/code> or even <code>tldr tldr<\/code> to learn more about it.<\/p>\n\n<p>Then, run a command like <code>tldr ls<\/code> to get output for a specific command.<\/p>\n\n<p>I like that it shows a short description of what the command does, followed by a link to find out more information and then several valuable examples demonstrating the various options, flags, and arguments the command takes.<\/p>\n\n<p>For <code>ls<\/code>, it shows how to list one file per line, list hidden files, use a long format list, show human-readable size units, long format sorted by size or modification date, and only show directories.<\/p>\n\n<p>For commands like <code>tar<\/code>, <code>rsync<\/code>, and <code>scp<\/code> that I don't use that often or can't remember all of the different options, I like being able to see these examples and figure out what I need at that time.<\/p>\n\n ",
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"processed":"\n <p><code>tldr<\/code> is a command-line tool that I've been using a lot recently.<\/p>\n\n<p>Usually, on the command line, you'd use the <code>man<\/code> command to show a manual page for a certain command - like <code>man ls<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n<p><code>tldr<\/code> is \"a collection of simplified and community-driven man pages\".<\/p>\n\n<p>After installing it, run <code>man tldr<\/code> or even <code>tldr tldr<\/code> to learn more about it.<\/p>\n\n<p>Then, run a command like <code>tldr ls<\/code> to get output for a specific command.<\/p>\n\n<p>I like that it shows a short description of what the command does, followed by a link to find out more information and then several valuable examples demonstrating the various options, flags, and arguments the command takes.<\/p>\n\n<p>For <code>ls<\/code>, it shows how to list one file per line, list hidden files, use a long format list, show human-readable size units, long format sorted by size or modification date, and only show directories.<\/p>\n\n<p>For commands like <code>tar<\/code>, <code>rsync<\/code>, and <code>scp<\/code> that I don't use that often or can't remember all of the different options, I like being able to see these examples and figure out what I need at that time.<\/p>\n\n ",