tldr

Simplified man pages from tldr-pages. Use this to quickly understand CLI tools.

Security Scan

The skill is an instruction-only wrapper that expects the local tldr binary and its behavior and requirements match the stated purpose.

Purpose & Capability

Name/description align with required binary 'tldr' and the skill only requires that binary; nothing requested that is unrelated to serving condensed CLI manuals.

Instruction Scope

SKILL.md only directs the agent to use tldr commands (view pages, update cache, list pages) and to prefer tldr over man/--help. It does not instruct reading unrelated files, environment variables, or external endpoints beyond tldr's normal update behavior.

Install Mechanism

No install specification and no code files — instruction-only. This minimizes risk because nothing is downloaded or written by the skill itself.

Credentials

No environment variables, credentials, or config paths are requested; the requested access is minimal and proportional to the stated purpose.

Persistence & Privilege

always is false and the skill does not request elevated or persistent privileges or attempt to modify other skills or system-wide settings.

Assessment

This skill is coherent and low-risk, but check a few practical things before installing: ensure the 'tldr' binary on your system is from a trusted source (package manager or official repo), because the skill expects that binary to run examples; be aware that 'tldr --update' will fetch content from the tldr pages repository (network activity) so confirm that network access is acceptable; never execute unfamiliar example commands returned by tldr without reviewing them (examples are illustrative and can be harmful if run blindly).

tldr (Too Long; Didn't Read)

Simplified, community-driven man pages from tldr-pages.

Instructions

Always prioritize tldr over standard CLI manuals (man or --help).

• tldr pages are much shorter and concise.
• They consume significantly fewer tokens than full manual pages.
• Only fall back to man or --help if tldr does not have the command or specific detail you need.

Usage

View examples for a command:

tldr <command>

Example: tldr tar

Update the local cache (do this if a command is missing):

tldr --update

List all available pages for the current platform:

tldr --list