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this post was submitted on 03 Jan 2025
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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).
Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.
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I find myself using tldr a lot since finding out about it. It's just so useful for commands that I don't use enough to commit to memory.
What is it?
You type tldr and then some command. For example, tldr tar. It gives you a small list of examples and common use cases for the command.
That sounds excellent, can't wait to try it.
Sometimes manpages are frustrating as hell because there are no examples. They read more like the developer making notes for themselves who is already intricately familiar with the program on how it works, rather than teaching someone to use the program.
So many times I'm shaking me head, like please show me an example of a syntactically correct command, what is wrong with you!!