TLDR(1) tldr TLDR(1) NAME tldr - tldr 3.4.4 Python command line client for tldr usage: tldr command [options] POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS command command to lookup NAMED ARGUMENTS -v, --version show program's version number and exit --search Search for a specific command from a query -u, --update, --update_cache Update the local cache of pages and exit Default: False -k, --clear-cache Delete the local cache of pages and exit Default: False -p, --platform Possible choices: android, freebsd, linux, netbsd, openbsd, osx, sunos, windows, common Override the operating system [android, freebsd, linux, netbsd, openbsd, osx, sunos, windows, common] -l, --list List all available commands for operating system Default: False -s, --source Override the default page source Default: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tldr-pages/tldr/main/pages' -c, --color Override color stripping -r, --render Render local markdown files Default: False -L, --language Override the default language -m, --markdown Just print the plain page file. Default: False --short-options Display shortform options over longform Default: False --long-options Display longform options over shortform Default: False --print-completion Possible choices: bash, zsh, tcsh print shell completion script Author Felix Yan and tldr-pages contributors Copyright 2014, Felix Yan and 2014-present, tldr-pages contributors February 10, 2026 TLDR(1)