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explainshell

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Get details on arguments for commandline tools through explainshell's sleek, web-based interface. The web app is totally free and source code is available for download through GitHub.

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  • Free • Open Source

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  • Online
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  • Developed by

    Idan Kamara

  • Licensing

    Open Source (GPL-3.0) and Free product.

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  • Supported Languages

    • English

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  •  13,444 Stars
  •  803 Forks
  •  154 Open Issues
  •   Updated Apr 8, 2024 
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Our users have written 1 comments and reviews about explainshell, and it has gotten 19 likes

explainshell was added to AlternativeTo by christopherlupo on Sep 26, 2015 and this page was last updated Sep 9, 2022.

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mikedev65536
Comment •Jul 16, 2017

An easier way to understand or remember command line flags than man pages.

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What is explainshell?

Get details on arguments for commandline tools through explainshell's sleek, web-based interface. The web app is totally free and source code is available for download through GitHub.

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