TLDRer

Generates TLDR files for UNIX commands

Instead of having to manually type out your whole .md file, TLDRer gives you a series of prompts to gather the information about the command. It then automatically writes to the specified file with titles and markdown included.

Sample input:

$ tldrer time time.md

Using command <time>
Using file name <time.md>

Description: Time measures the run time of its arguments.

How many examples would you like to give? 2
Example 0 description: Time the execution of `ls`:
Example 0 code: time ls
Example 1 description: Time the execution of `rm -rf /*`:
Example 1 code: time rm -rf /*

How many resources would you like to give? 1
Resource 0 name: Man7
Resource 0 url: http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/time.1.html

Output file for above example (time.md):

TLDR - time

Overview

[time] measures the run time of its arguments.

Examples

• Time the execution of ls:

  time ls

• Time the execution of rm -rf /*:

  time rm -rf /*

Resources

• Man7