principis/tldr-sharp

C# tldr-pages client

tldr-sharp

A C# based, feature-rich command-line client for tldr-pages.

Requirements

• .NET Runtime 6.0 (or newer). Download it from here.

Installation

Linux

Ubuntu/Debian

Install the latest Debian package.

Fedora

tldr-sharp is available in COPR

sudo dnf copr enable principis/tldr-sharp
sudo dnf --refresh install tldr-sharp

Manual

Download and extract the latest release.

mkdir tldr-sharp
tar xzf <version>.tar.gz -C tldr-sharp
sudo chown -R root:root tldr-sharp
sudo cp -pr tldr-sharp /usr/local/lib/
sudo ln -s /usr/local/lib/tldr-sharp/tldr-sharp /usr/local/bin/tldr-sharp

Windows

Note: Your antivirus may detect tldr-sharp as a virus.

It is recommended to use the new Windows Terminal, so the highlighting works as expected.

Installer

Download and run the installer.

Manual installation

• Download the latest release
• Extract to a folder of choice, for example C:\ProgramData\tldr-sharp
• Copy tldr-sharp.exe to tldr.exe
• Add it to the path
  • Open Control Panel (old style)
  • On the System page, click Advanced system settings on the left-hand side
  • In the dialog window, click on the Environment Variables button
  • In User variables select Path and click Edit
  • In the popup, click New and add the path where you've installed tldr-sharp as follows: C:\ProgramData\tldr-sharp
• Reboot to make sure the Path is updated

You can now use tldr-sharp by entering tldr tar in your favorite shell.

Usage

Usage: tldr command [options]
Simplified and community-driven man pages
  -a, --list-all             List all pages
  -c, --clear-cache          Clear the local cache
  -f, --render=VALUE         Render a specific markdown file
  -h, --help                 Display this help text
  -l, --list                 List all pages for the current platform and
                               language
      --list-platforms       List all platforms
      --list-languages       List all languages
  -L, --language, --lang=VALUE
                             Specifies the preferred language
  -m, --markdown             Show the markdown source of a page
  -p, --platform=VALUE       Override the default platform
  -s, --search=VALUE         Search for a string
  -u, --update               Update the local cache
      --self-update          Check for tldr-sharp updates
  -v, --version              Show version information

License

• This project is licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later.
• Some configuration and scripts are licensed under CC0-1.0.

For more accurate information, check the individual files.

Contributing

Contributions are always welcome! Please open an issue first.