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rtfm

RTFM

English

Alternative forms

rtfm

Initialism

RTFM

(Internet) Read the **** manual
(Internet, Unix) Read the **** man page

Usage notes

RTFM is used to express frustration at someone who asks questions to which the answers can be easily sought from another source.
Also bowdlerized as read the fine manual or read the friendly manual.

See also

STFW

Translations

Abbreviation of Read the **** manual

Dutch: LVDH (Lees verdomme de handleiding)
Esperanto: LLFL (Legu la fuŝitan lernolibron)
French: LLFM (lis le foutu manuel)
German: LDVH (Lies das verdammte Handbuch)
Italian: ^{(please verify)}LIFM (leggi il fottuto manuale)

Japanese: マニュアル嫁 (マニュアルよめ) (manyuaru yome)
Portuguese: LAPDM (leia a porra do manual)
Russian: ^{(please verify)}прочита́й до́лбаное руково́дство ‎(pročitáj dólbanoje rukovódstvo)
Serbo-Croatian: PJR (Procitaj jebeni recnik)

French

Etymology

Back-formation from English RTFM.

Initialism

RTFM

Initialism of regarde ton foutu manuel. (look at your **** manual)