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Let's document: Random commands from a Linux cheatsheet

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#16,796 opened on Jun 7, 2025

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Description

Command description

https://dr0.ch/docs/linux-guide-8ed.pdf Already on the first page I can see commands that are not documented in tldr

Documentation

https://dr0.ch/linux-guide.pdf https://dr0.ch/docs/linux-guide-8ed.pdf

Platform

Linux

Commands

  • vgextend #16989
  • pvresize ...

Contributor guide

Research direction
Refer to the linked Linux guide PDFs to identify undocumented commands. For each missing command, check if it already exists in tldr by searching the repository. If not, create a new markdown page following the tldr style guide. Use the existing command pages as templates.
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shell
Domain
documentationcli
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Documentation
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1
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1-3 hours
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Clear
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GitLinux command line basics
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90