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June 7, 2026 ยท View on GitHub
Linux Command Library (Android+iOS+Desktop GUI and CLI+Web)
The app currently has 8537 manual pages, 30+ basic categories and a bunch of general terminal tips. It works 100% offline, doesn't need an internet connection and has no tracking software.
Native CLI and GUI binaries for Linux, macOS, and Windows are available in Releases.
Homebrew (macOS):
GUI:
brew install --cask simonschubert/tap/linux-command-library
CLI:
brew install simonschubert/tap/linux-command-library-cli
AUR (Arch Linux):
GUI:
yay -S lcl-gui-bin
CLI:
yay -S lcl-bin
Android screenshots
iOS screenshots
Desktop screenshots
CLI screenshot
Content
Categories
One-liners, AI tools, System information, System control, System Recovery, Users & Groups, Files & Folders, Input, Printing, JSON, Network, Search & Find, GIT, SSH, Video & Audio, Package manager, Text Processing, Compression & Archiving, Backup & Imaging, Hacking tools, Terminal games, Cryptocurrencies, Shell Scripting, Tmux, Regular Expressions, VIM Text Editor, Emacs Text Editor, Nano Text Editor, Pico Text Editor, Micro Text Editor
Tips
Clear and reset the terminal, List of recent commands, Close a frozen window/application, Tab Completion, Temporary aliases, Permanent aliases, Chain commands, Command syntax, Cursor navigation, Redirection, Special characters in commands, View file permissions, Modify file permissions, Set file permissions via binary references, Running commands in the background, Scheduling tasks with cron
CI/CD
Github Action to automatically create a new Github release with APK, CLI binaries, and desktop installers, and upload an AAB to the Play Store.
Tests
Android Jetpack Compose deeplinking tests: ComposeDeeplinkTests.kt
Common code unit tests: CommonTests.kt
Licensing
The source code is licensed under the Apache 2.0 license and the copyright of the man pages are copyrighted by their respective authors.
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http://letsgokoyo.com - App Icon
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https://tldr.sh - TLDR