howdoi(1)

Instant coding answers via the command line

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Description

HOWDOI

NAME

howdoi - Instant coding answers via the command line

DESCRIPTION

usage: howdoi [-h] [-p POS] [-a] [-l] [-c] [-n NUM_ANSWERS] [-C] [-v]

[QUERY [QUERY ...]]

instant coding answers via the command line

positional arguments:

QUERY

the question to answer

optional arguments:

-h, --help

show this help message and exit

-p POS, --pos POS

select answer in specified position (default: 1)

-a, --all

display the full text of the answer

-l, --link

display only the answer link

-c, --color

enable colorized output

-n NUM_ANSWERS, --num-answers NUM_ANSWERS

number of answers to return

-C, --clear-cache

clear the cache

-v, --version

displays the current version of howdoi

SEE ALSO

The full documentation for howdoi is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and howdoi programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info howdoi

should give you access to the complete manual.