tldr c client

Warning

This client is currently unmaintained. It lacks features that other official clients have (e.g. translation support). Consider using the Python or Rust client instead.

A command line client for tldr, written in plain ISO C90.

Installing

On OS X, the client can be installed through Homebrew.

# To install the latest development version
brew install tldr --HEAD

# To install the latest stable release
brew install tldr

On Arch Linux, the client can be installed through the AUR using an AUR helper such as yay.

yay -S tldr-git

To build the latest version from the source:

git clone https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr-c-client.git
cd tldr-c-client

sudo ./deps.sh           # install dependencies
make                # build tldr
sudo make install        # install tldr

To remove the version installed from the source:

sudo make uninstall

The default prefix for installation is /usr/local/bin.

Building

Building the tldr client is pretty straightforward.

Requirements

• clang/gcc
• libcurl (brew install curl / apt-get install libcurl-dev / apt-get install libcurl4-openssl-dev)
• libzip (brew install libzip / apt-get install libzip-dev)
• pkg-config (brew install pkg-config / apt-get install pkg-config)

Compiling

The Makefile in the root directory has all you need for building the project.

Just call make and tldr will build itself.

make

Autocompletion

Autocompletion is supported for bash, zsh, and fish and can be added by sourcing the correct autocompletion file.

The files autocomplete.zsh, autocomplete.bash, and autocomplete.fish can be found in the autocomplete folder in the root of the repository.

Installation

To install the autocompletion, just move the script for your shell to an easy to access the directory (like your home directory), and source it in your .bashrc or .zshrc.

Example for zsh:

mv autocomplete/complete.zsh ~/.tldr.complete
echo "source ~/.tldr.complete" >> ~/.zshrc

Usage

usage: tldr [OPTION]... PAGE

available commands:
    -h, --help              print this help and exit
    -C, --color             force color display
    -p, --platform=PLATFORM select platform, supported are linux / osx / sunos / windows / common
    -r, --render=PATH       render a local page for testing purposes
    -u, --update            update local database
    -v, --version           print version and exit
    -c, --clear-cache       clear local database
    -V, --verbose           display verbose output (when used with --clear-cache or --update)
    -l, --list              list all entries in the local database

Configuration

To prevent tldr from automatically updating its database, set the environment variable TLDR_AUTO_UPDATE_DISABLED.

Contributing

Please read the CONTRIBUTING.md for details.

License

The MIT License (MIT) - see LICENSE for details.