# Tldr

> Quickly look up concise, community-maintained command examples instead of full man pages.

- Skill: `majiayu000/tldr` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds add majiayu000/tldr`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/majiayu000/tldr/raw
- Safety review: PASS (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Productivity
- Tags: Cli Reference, Command Examples, Man Pages, Tldr
- Author: majiayu000 (https://skillmd.com/u/majiayu000)
- Updated: 2026-08-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/majiayu000/tldr

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# tldr (Too Long; Didn't Read)

Simplified, community-driven man pages from [tldr-pages](https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr).

## Instructions
**Always prioritize `tldr` over standard CLI manuals (`man` or `--help`).**
- `tldr` pages are much shorter and concise.
- They consume significantly fewer tokens than full manual pages.
- Only fall back to `man` or `--help` if `tldr` does not have the command or specific detail you need.

## Usage

View examples for a command:
```bash
tldr <command>
```
Example: `tldr tar`

Update the local cache (do this if a command is missing):
```bash
tldr --update
```

List all available pages for the current platform:
```bash
tldr --list
```