tlrc

The official tldr client written in Rust, replacing the older Node.js reference client.

Author: tldr pages
Alternative to: man
Language: Rust
Works with: tldr
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tlrc is the official Rust-based client for tldr pages, the community-maintained collection of simplified command reference pages. It supersedes the older Node.js client as the canonical fast implementation.

Features

  • Fast local cache for instant lookups
  • Configurable via TOML for colors, formatting, and indentation
  • Multiple language support for non-English tldr pages
  • Auto-update functionality for the cached page database
  • Raw markdown output mode
  • Shell completions and a man page included
tlrc showing a tldr page with syntax-highlighted examples
tlrc showing a tldr page with syntax-highlighted examples

Availability

Available on Linux, macOS, and Windows.