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How to do stuff using tool

During development, you may need to <do stuff> using <tool> from time to time. Unfortunately <tool> can be pretty hard to understand from time to time, especially when trying to <do stuff>

Thankfully there are ways to figure out how to <do stuff> using <tool>.

  1. The simplest way to figure out how to <do stuff> is by typing:

    Terminal window
    $tool --help

    This will show a simple overview of all tasks that can be performed using <tool>.

  2. Sometimes you may want to have more information on <tool>. For this purpose <tool> has a man page. It can be viewed by typing:

    Terminal window
    man $tool
  3. The man page may be complex and hard to read sometimes. Often a more desirable way to figure out how to <do stuff> using <tool> is by using its actively maintained knowledge base found here.

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