tldr-emacs-extension

Requirenments

• tldr-lint installed
• emacs 27.1 higher
• yasnippet (optional, if snippets must be enabled)

Features

• Code linting
• Code snippets
• Code actions

Installation

Copy-paste plugin script contents to ~/.emacs while enabling lexical-binding

Example ~/.emacs config:

;;; flymake-tldr-lint.el --- A TlDr Flymake backend powered by tldr-lint  -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
(require 'package)
(add-to-list 'package-archives '("melpa" . "https://melpa.org/packages/") t)
(package-initialize)

;; The extension file content with all comments removed can be placed here.

(add-hook 'markdown-mode-hook 'flymake-tldr-lint-load)

(custom-set-variables
;; custom-set-variables was added by Custom.
;; If you edit it by hand, you could mess it up, so be careful.
;; Your init file should contain only one such instance.
;; If there is more than one, they won't work right.
'(package-selected-packages '(markdown-mode)))
(custom-set-faces
;; custom-set-faces was added by Custom.
;; If you edit it by hand, you could mess it up, so be careful.
;; Your init file should contain only one such instance.
;; If there is more than one, they won't work right.
)

Starting linting

• Use M-x flymake-mode RET (view the next chapter below to understand how to interpret M-x and RET)

Starting fixing

⚠️ tldr- prefix was replaced with flymake-tldr-lint- in actions.

To speed up fixing TlDr pages several examples provided for each code fix down below:

• Action: flymake-tldr-lint-remove-broken-ellipsis Input: command {{...}} Result: command

• Action: flymake-tldr-lint-remove-broken-numbers Input: command {{path/to/file_1}} Result: command {{path/to/file}}

• Action: flymake-tldr-lint-remove-broken-files Input: command {{file}} Result: command

• Action: flymake-tldr-lint-remove-broken-directories Input: command {{dir}} Result: command

• Action: flymake-tldr-lint-correct-broken-ellipsis Input: command {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}} {{path/to/file3}} Result: command {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}

• Action: flymake-tldr-lint-correct-broken-numbers Input: command {{path/to/file_1}} Result: command {{path/to/file1}}

• Action: flymake-tldr-lint-correct-broken-files Input: command {{file}} Result: command {{path/to/file}}

• Action: flymake-tldr-lint-correct-broken-directories Input: command {{dir}} Result: command {{path/to/directory}}

• Action: flymake-tldr-lint-correct-broken-ranges Input: command {{1-10}} Result: command {{1..10}}

• Action: flymake-tldr-lint-correct-broken-long-option-argument Input: command --option {{option}} Result: command --option {{any}}

• Action: flymake-tldr-lint-correct-broken-mnemonics Input:

  - Invoke command with option used:
  
  `command -opt {{option}}`

  Result:

  - Invoke command with [opt]ion used:
  
  `command -opt {{option}}`

• Action: flymake-tldr-lint-convert-long-option-space-separated Input: command --option={{any}} Result: command --option {{any}}

• Action: flymake-tldr-lint-convert-long-option-equal-sign-separated Input: command --option {{any}} Result: command --option={{any}}

• Action: flymake-tldr-lint-remove-broken-all

• Action: flymake-tldr-lint-correct-broken-all

⚠️ Note that all actions are regex-based substitutions. If you need more smart behaviour use TlDr extensions for another editor.

Actions in action

For instace we have the following tar page:

# tar

> Archiving utility.
> Often combined with a compression method, such as gzip or bzip2.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/tar>.

- [c]reate an archive and write it to a [f]ile:

`tar cf {{target.tar}} {{file1}} {{file2}} {{file3}}`

- [c]reate a g[z]ipped archive and write it to a [f]ile:

`tar czf {{target.tar.gz}} {{file1}} {{file2}} {{file3}}`

- [c]reate a g[z]ipped archive from a directory using relative paths:

`tar czf {{target.tar.gz}} --directory={{path/to/directory}} .`

- E[x]tract a (compressed) archive [f]ile into the current directory [v]erbosely:

`tar xvf {{source.tar[.gz|.bz2|.xz]}}`

- E[x]tract a (compressed) archive [f]ile into the target directory:

`tar xf {{source.tar[.gz|.bz2|.xz]}} --directory={{path/to/directory}}`

- [c]reate a compressed archive and write it to a [f]ile, using [a]rchive suffix to determine the compression program:

`tar caf {{target.tar.xz}} {{file1}} {{file2}} {{file3}}`

- Lis[t] the contents of a tar [f]ile [v]erbosely:

`tar tvf {{source.tar}}`

- E[x]tract files matching a pattern from an archive [f]ile:

`tar xf {{source.tar}} --wildcards "{{*.html}}"`

To fix all fixable issues at once we can use M-x flymake-tldr-lint-correct-broken-all command. The result is as follows:

# tar

> Archiving utility.
> Often combined with a compression method, such as gzip or bzip2.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/tar>.

- [c]reate an archive and write it to a [f]ile:

`tar cf {{target.tar}} {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}`

- [c]reate a g[z]ipped archive and write it to a [f]ile:

`tar czf {{target.tar.gz}} {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}`

- [c]reate a g[z]ipped archive from a directory using relative paths:

`tar czf {{target.tar.gz}} --directory={{path/to/directory}} .`

- E[x]tract a (compressed) archive [f]ile into the current directory [v]erbosely:

`tar xvf {{source.tar[.gz|.bz2|.xz]}}`

- E[x]tract a (compressed) archive [f]ile into the target directory:

`tar xf {{source.tar[.gz|.bz2|.xz]}} --directory={{path/to/directory}}`

- [c]reate a compressed archive and write it to a [f]ile, using [a]rchive suffix to determine the compression program:

`tar caf {{target.tar.xz}} {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}`

- Lis[t] the contents of a tar [f]ile [v]erbosely:

`tar tvf {{source.tar}}`

- E[x]tract files matching a pattern from an archive [f]ile:

`tar xf {{source.tar}} --wildcards "{{*.html}}"`

{{target.tar}} placeholder and similar ones were not fixed as extension didn't recognized them as path placeholders.

Settings

To change settings M-x customize-option RET {{flymake-tldr-lint-program|flymake-tldr-lint-ignored}} RET can be used where:

• M-x is Alt with x
• RET is Enter.

Settings:

• flymake-tldr-lint-program (default: "tldr-lint") - executable name
• flymake-tldr-lint-ignored (default: "") - list of ignored errors (as a delimiter any character can be used TLDR004 TLDR006 or TLDR004,TLDR006)

FAQ

• Can I remove broken placeholders automatically? This can be done via all flymake-tldr-lint-remove-broken-* actions.
• Can I fix broken placeholders automatically? This can be done via all flymake-tldr-lint-correct-broken-* actions.