Frequently Asked Questions

So long you are able to select text on the website, then yes! It does not render definitions for commands in images or PDFs.

The definitions returned in kmdr-cli and the browser extension are the same today and have been upgraded to use a new and more powerful parser. The extension, however, supports more advanced features than kmdr-cli such as multi-line commands. By nature of already using their browser, the learner experience is more streamlined with the browser extension when taking advantage of the command details and features in app.kmdr.sh.

Chrome and Firefox

Bash

There are hundreds! You can visit the detailed list at app.kmdr.sh/coverage

First thing is first: We love explainshell.com .

Here's some of what makes the projects different:

kmdr supports accounts that allow users to utilize resources from our portal . kmdr has enabled command sharing, cheatsheet creation, and explanation embedding and will continue to develop unique features for users through their accounts.

kmdr was born from a CLI tool. In the future will auto-sync kmdr’s cli tool and browser extension to enable a seamless path for users to go from their browser to their terminal, and vice versa.

kmdr supports complex commands, variable assignments, command expansions, subshells and multiline explanations. kmdr can explain modern CLI tools with complex subcommand structures like docker, kubectl, npm, go, apt, etc. It can also parse complex bash constructs and explain multiple commands across multiple lines.

kmdr’s descriptions and coverage are ever improving and go beyond what’s in a man page. kmdr is an active and maintained project. Our team is constantly improving on our explanations, coverage and features.

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Chrome and Firefox users will receive updates as soon as we release the new version.

No. As of now, you can only use kmdr-cli and the browser extension as long as those clients can reach out to our API backend servers.