# isacikgoz/tldr

fast and interactive tldr client written with  go

Repository: https://github.com/isacikgoz/tldr
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/isacikgoz-tldr
Homepage: https://isacikgoz.me/tldr/
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: tldr, tldr-pages, golang, interactive, guidance
Last push: 2023-06-23T13:36:07+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2814, "days_push": 1167, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1430, forks 48 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:42.338897+00:00)

## What it is
tldr++ is a fast, interactive tldr client written in Go that shows community-driven simplified man pages. It distinguishes itself with smart user guidance that interactively fills in command arguments, plus exact and fuzzy command search.

## Use cases
- look up simplified man pages for shell commands
- interactively fill in command arguments for tldr examples
- fuzzy search tldr pages to find the right command
- get smart file suggestions when composing commands
- view tldr pages for a different OS via TLDR_OS

## When to choose
- you want an interactive tldr client that guides you through filling arguments
- you need a fast, single-binary tldr client for Linux, macOS, or Windows
- you prefer fuzzy searching commands instead of remembering exact names

## When to avoid
- you need a plain, non-interactive tldr client for scripting
- you require actively maintained software with recent releases
- you need Windows support in the latest version (v1.0 dropped it temporarily)

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: cli, documentation, search-engine, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, documentation
- platform: windows, cli, cross-platform
- tags: tldr-pages, man-pages, interactive, fuzzy-search, go, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- isacikgoz/tldr (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:42.338897+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:37:12.144440+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/isacikgoz/tldr (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:42.338897+00:00, sha 1613200a5e8d)
  - homepage: https://isacikgoz.me/tldr/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:48:40.481864+00:00, sha dacd8e5a3ac8)
  - site_page: https://isacikgoz.me/tldr/installation (fetched 2026-08-29T11:48:40.490786+00:00, sha 2a682e91d9a8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.