explainshell AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Shells

The best Shell alternative to explainshell is TLDR pages, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't work for you, our users have ranked nine alternatives to explainshell, but unfortunately only two of them are Shells.

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explainshell alternatives page was last updated Sep 9, 2022
  1. TLDR pages icon
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    The TLDR pages are a community effort to simplify the beloved man pages with practical examples.

    9 TLDR pages alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    TLDR pages Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Terminal-based
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    • TLDR pages is the most popular Web-based alternative to explainshell.

    • TLDR pages is Free and Open Sourceexplainshell is also Free and Open Source
  2. cheat icon
     6 likes

    Cheat allows you to create and view interactive cheatsheets on the command-line. It was designed to help remind *nix system administrators of options for commands that they use frequently, but not frequently enough to remember.

    11 cheat alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    cheat Features

    1.  Command line interface
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