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gwc:tldr:b7f75
gwc: View documentation for the original command.
$ tldr -p linux wc
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The tldr
command is a simplified alternative to the traditional man pages in Linux. It provides concise and easy-to-understand explanations for various command-line tools.
In this specific command, tldr -p linux wc
, we are using tldr
to get information about the wc
command, which stands for "word count". The -p linux
option is used to specify that we want the description for the wc
command in the Linux context.
The wc
command is commonly used to count the number of words, lines, and characters in a file or a stream of input. It is particularly helpful for analyzing text data. The tldr
command with the wc
argument will display a brief summary of the wc
command's usage, its options, and examples of how to use it.
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.