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every time i can't remember how to use a command
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this image comes to mind every time i use man pages
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I used a tool yesterday whose manpage told me to look into --help for full list of commands. The audacity!
They could've just copy-pasted it! And --help should be a brief, easy-to-understand list of commands and explanations, not an extension
Some examples and common uses would be nice...
Yeah. I recommend the TLDR terminal tool. You can contribute command TLDRs. If there is a one for said command, you can type
tldr comadand it will give you some valid uses and example commands.I knew about tldr, I'm old Linuxoid now, but didn't know you could contribute. I'll give it another go. By this point though... I've already been through the hellfire.