atmur@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoevery time i can't remember how to use a commandlemmy.worldimagemessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squarecrispy_kilt@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-211 months agoAnd then the manpage goes: ThE fUlL dOcUmEnTaTiOn CaN bE vIeWeD wItH “info blah invocation” Stop trying to make info a thing. It’s not going to be a thing.
minus-squareMonkderZweite@feddit.chlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-211 months agoI used a tool yesterday whose manpage told me to look into --help for full list of commands. The audacity!
minus-squareOctopus1348@lemy.lollinkfedilinkarrow-up0·11 months agoThey could’ve just copy-pasted it! And --help should be a brief, easy-to-understand list of commands and explanations, not an extension
minus-squareAnn Archy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·11 months agoSome examples and common uses would be nice…
minus-squareOctopus1348@lemy.lollinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-211 months agoYeah. I recommend the TLDR terminal tool. You can contribute command TLDRs. If there is a one for said command, you can type tldr comad and it will give you some valid uses and example commands.
And then the manpage goes:
Stop trying to make info a thing. It’s not going to be a thing.
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.