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NAME

howdoi - Instant coding answers via the command line

DESCRIPTION

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

: [QUERY [QUERY ...]]

instant coding answers via the command line

positional arguments:

QUERY: the question to answer

optional arguments:

-h, --help: show this help message and exit
-p POS, --pos POS: select answer in specified position (default: 1)
-a, --all: display the full text of the answer
-l, --link: display only the answer link
-c, --color: enable colorized output
-n NUM_ANSWERS, --num-answers NUM_ANSWERS: number of answers to return
-C, --clear-cache: clear the cache
-v, --version: displays the current version of howdoi

SEE ALSO

The full documentation for howdoi is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and howdoi programs are properly installed at your site, the command

: info howdoi

should give you access to the complete manual.

February 2016

howdoi 1.1.7