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Install tealdeer with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper

Very fast implementation of tldr in Rust. Version 1.8.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install tealdeer

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install tealdeer

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/tealdeer/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add tealdeer

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · tealdeer · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install tealdeer

Debian stable package indexes · tealdeer · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install tealdeer

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · tealdeer · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#tealdeer

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/te/tealdeer/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S tealdeer

Arch Linux sync databases · tealdeer · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install tealdeer

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · tealdeer · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/tealdeer

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/tealdeer.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id dbrgn.tealdeer -e

Windows Package Manager source index · dbrgn.tealdeer · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Very fast implementation of tldr in Rust

Commands and aliases

  • tldr

history

Project history and usage

tealdeer is a Rust implementation of the TLDR client idea: simplified, example-based, community-maintained command help pages exposed through a fast `tldr` command. Its name is a pronunciation joke on "tldr".

Project history

The official README frames tealdeer as a fast TLDR client written in Rust, with goals including cache download, offline use after cache update, compatibility with the NodeJS TLDR client, compliance with the TLDR client specification, configurable highlighting, and speed.

The project maintains an mdBook user manual covering installation, usage, custom pages, configuration, and tips. Its usage documentation shows the installed binary is named `tldr`, aligning it with the broader TLDR client ecosystem rather than exposing a separate end-user command name.

Adoption history

The official installation manual lists packages for Arch Linux, Debian, Fedora, FreeBSD, Funtoo, Homebrew, MacPorts, NetBSD, Nix, openSUSE, Scoop, Solus, and Void Linux, along with static binaries, Cargo installation, and source builds. The supplied package-manager facts also show broad packaging across Homebrew, Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, Scoop, winget, and openSUSE.

How it is used

tealdeer is used as a fast local client for TLDR pages: users update or clear the cache, list cached commands, render pages, choose platform/language preferences, and customize display, style, search, update, and directory behavior through TOML configuration.

Why package nerds care

tealdeer is significant to package-manager users because it turns command examples into a fast, cacheable CLI experience and is packaged broadly under the familiar `tldr` executable. Its README even benchmarks multiple TLDR clients, placing it in the tradition of package nerds comparing small CLI implementations across languages.

Timeline

  • 2021: README benchmark compares tealdeer against other TLDR clients.
  • v0.2.0-v1.8.1: Official git tags show continued release series.
  • 1.8.1: User manual usage page documents the current `tldr` command options.

Related projects

  • The README and user manual tie tealdeer to the TLDR Pages project, the TLDR client specification, tldr-node-client, tldr-python-client, tldr-bash, tldr-hs, fast-tldr, and outfieldr.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Linux
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/tealdeer/config.toml~/.config/tealdeer/config.toml

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
tldrcliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08
manager version1.8.1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.8.1

https://github.com/tealdeer-rs/tealdeer

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:tealdeer
Version1.8.1
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/tealdeer
Homepagehttps://tealdeer-rs.github.io/tealdeer/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/tealdeer-rs/tealdeer
Upstream docshttps://tealdeer-rs.github.io/tealdeer
LicenseApache-2.0 OR MIT
Source archivehttps://github.com/tealdeer-rs/tealdeer/archive/refs/tags/v1.8.1.tar.gz
Build dependenciesrust
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Nametealdeer
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Conflicts With
  • tldr
  • tlrc
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

tealdeer 1.7.2-1+deb13u1

simplified, example based and community-driven man pages

https://github.com/tealdeer-rs/tealdeer/

sudo apt install tealdeer
  • Section: utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: rust-tealdeer
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tealdeer
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: tealdeer from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

tealdeer

nix profile install nixpkgs#tealdeer
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tealdeer
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/te/tealdeer/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

tealdeer 1.6.1-4build2

simplified, example based and community-driven man pages

https://github.com/dbrgn/tealdeer/

sudo apt install tealdeer
  • Section: universe/utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: rust-tealdeer
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tealdeer
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: tealdeer from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

tealdeer 1.8.0-r0

Very fast implementation of tldr in Rust

https://tealdeer-rs.github.io/tealdeer/

sudo apk add tealdeer
  • License: MIT AND Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: tealdeer
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tealdeer
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: tealdeer from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

tealdeer-bash-completion 1.8.0-r0

Bash completions for tealdeer

https://tealdeer-rs.github.io/tealdeer/

sudo apk add tealdeer-bash-completion
  • License: MIT AND Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: tealdeer
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tealdeer
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: tealdeer-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

tealdeer-fish-completion 1.8.0-r0

Fish completions for tealdeer

https://tealdeer-rs.github.io/tealdeer/

sudo apk add tealdeer-fish-completion
  • License: MIT AND Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: tealdeer
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tealdeer
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: tealdeer-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

tealdeer-zsh-completion 1.8.0-r0

Zsh completions for tealdeer

https://tealdeer-rs.github.io/tealdeer/

sudo apk add tealdeer-zsh-completion
  • License: MIT AND Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: tealdeer
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tealdeer
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: tealdeer-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

tealdeer 1.7.3-2.fc45

Fetch and show tldr help pages for many CLI commands

https://crates.io/crates/tealdeer

sudo dnf install tealdeer
  • License: Apache-2.0 AND MIT AND Unicode-3.0 AND (0BSD OR MIT OR Apache-2.0) AND (Apache-2.0 OR MIT) AND (Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT) AND
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: rust-tealdeer
  • 5 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tealdeer
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: tealdeer from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

tealdeer 1.8.1-2

A fast tldr client in Rust

https://github.com/tealdeer-rs/tealdeer

sudo pacman -S tealdeer
  • License: MIT AND Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tealdeer
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: tealdeer from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

tealdeer 1.8.0-1.3

An implementation of tldr in Rust

https://github.com/tealdeer-rs/tealdeer

sudo zypper install tealdeer
  • License: Apache-2.0 OR MIT
  • Category: Productivity/Other
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: tealdeer
  • 4 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tealdeer
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: tealdeer from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

tealdeer-bash-completion 1.8.0-1.3

Bash Completion for tealdeer

https://github.com/tealdeer-rs/tealdeer

sudo zypper install tealdeer-bash-completion
  • License: Apache-2.0 OR MIT
  • Category: System/Shells
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: tealdeer
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tealdeer
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: tealdeer-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

tealdeer-fish-completion 1.8.0-1.3

Fish Completion for tealdeer

https://github.com/tealdeer-rs/tealdeer

sudo zypper install tealdeer-fish-completion
  • License: Apache-2.0 OR MIT
  • Category: System/Shells
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: tealdeer
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tealdeer
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: tealdeer-fish-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

tealdeer-zsh-completion 1.8.0-1.3

Zsh Completion for tealdeer

https://github.com/tealdeer-rs/tealdeer

sudo zypper install tealdeer-zsh-completion
  • License: Apache-2.0 OR MIT
  • Category: System/Shells
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: tealdeer
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tealdeer
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: tealdeer-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

tealdeer

sudo port install tealdeer
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tealdeer
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/tealdeer/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Scoop95%

main/tealdeer

scoop install main/tealdeer
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tealdeer
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/tealdeer.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
winget95%

dbrgn.tealdeer

winget install --id dbrgn.tealdeer -e
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tealdeer
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: dbrgn.tealdeer from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

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