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gcat:tldr:19497
gcat: View documentation for the original command.
$ tldr -p linux cat
try on your machine
The tldr
command is a simplified and user-friendly alternative to manual pages (man
pages) that provides concise explanations of commonly used commands.
When used with the -p
option, tldr
allows you to specify the platform or operating system for which you want to get the command explanation. In this case, it is being used with linux
as the platform.
The command cat
is a common command used in the Linux/Unix operating systems to concatenate and display the contents of one or more files. It can also be used to create new files or append content to existing files.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.