tealdeer

Author: tealdeer-rs community
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Language: Rust
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tealdeer is a fast, standalone implementation of tldr written in Rust. It downloads and caches tldr pages locally, allowing you to access simplified, example-based command documentation offline. Once you've downloaded the pages for the first time, tealdeer will serve them quickly without requiring an internet connection.

The tool is fully compatible with the tldr command-line interface while offering additional features like advanced syntax highlighting, configuration options, and exceptional execution speed. With typical query times around 13ms, tealdeer is among the fastest tldr clients available, making it ideal for frequent lookups.

tealdeer displaying a simplified command example
tealdeer displaying a simplified command example

Basic usage

# View a tealdeer page for a command.
tldr tar

# Update the cached pages.
tldr --update

# Search for pages by keyword.
tldr -s extract

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