TLDR pages Alternatives

TLDR pages is described as 'The TLDR pages are a community effort to simplify the beloved man pages with practical examples' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to TLDR pages for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Web-based and BSD apps. The best TLDR pages alternative is cheat.sh, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like TLDR pages are tealdeer, Devhints, explainshell and Linux man-pages.

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  1. tealdeer icon
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    Fast implementation of tldr pages in Rust.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
     
  2. Devhints icon
     7 likes

    TL;DR for developer documentation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  3. explainshell icon
     20 likes

    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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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    explainshell vs TLDR pages Comments
    David
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    Functionally the same as TLDR pages though doesn't appear to be as actively developed.

    • explainshell is Free and Open SourceTLDR pages is also Free and Open Source
  4. The Linux man-pages project documents the Linux kernel and C library interfaces that are employed by user-space programs. This package contains over 1,900 man pages.

    12 Linux man-pages alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  5.  1 like

    A TLDR pages client written in Rust.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Rust
    • Homebrew
    • Windows
    • openSUSE
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Mac
    • MacPorts
     
  6.  1 like

    A more modern man page viewer for our terminals.

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • Mac
     
  7.  1 like

    The archive for man pages.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. wat icon
     2 likes

    wat is a comprehensive tool designed to provide detailed information about various elements within your Linux system. This utility is capable of delivering insights on a wide range of components including executables, services, bash built-ins, packages, as well as files and...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Python
     
  9. The ultimate repository of sheets and quick references meticulously crafted by the open community to boost your productivity.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. 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.

    13 cheat alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  11.  3 likes

    bro pages are concise examples of using command line programs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
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