HOWDOI(1)

✨ NAME ✨

howdoi β€” bestie, it's instant coding answers via the command line πŸ’– like you literally type a question and the answers just show up. main character energy fr fr.


🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

okay so here's the whole vibe, the usage line, exactly as it is:

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

instant coding answers via the command line πŸ¦‹ no cap. that's the whole thing. that's the serve.

πŸŽ€ positional arguments:

  • QUERY β€” the question to answer. just… ask it. type your lil question in there and let the tool cook πŸ’…

🧚 optional arguments:

  • -h, --help β€” show this help message and exit. classic. the iconique escape hatch 🫢
  • -p POS, --pos POS β€” select answer in specified position (default: 1). so like, which answer in the lineup do you want, bestie? first one is the default ✨
  • -a, --all β€” display the full text of the answer. not just a lil peek, the WHOLE thing πŸ’–
  • -l, --link β€” display only the answer link. just the link. nothing else. minimalist queen πŸ‘‘
  • -c, --color β€” enable colorized output. rainbows in your terminal, obsessed 🌈
  • -n NUM_ANSWERS, --num-answers NUM_ANSWERS β€” number of answers to return. how many you want, you decide πŸ“
  • -C, --clear-cache β€” clear the cache. fresh start, clean slate, it's giving reset πŸ’€
  • -v, --version β€” displays the current version of howdoi. vibe check on which version you're running ⭐

πŸ”₯ SEE ALSO πŸ”₯

the full documentation for howdoi is maintained as a Texinfo manual πŸ“– if the info and howdoi programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info howdoi

should give you access to the complete manual πŸ’œ like, that's the whole treasure map, go get it.


and that's the page, bestie!! this was howdoi 1.1.7, dated February 2016 β€” yeah she's an elder but she ate and left no crumbs πŸ’…βœ¨ mwah, bye!!

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