Linux tr Command

What is Linux tr Command?#

In this tutorial we learn how to use tr command in Linux. tr command is tr - translate or delete characters.

tr Syntax#

tr [OPTION]... SET1 [SET2]

tr Examples#

tr Command Manual / Help#

We can use man and info command to see the manual page of tr command. tr command also have --help option to show list of options.

To open man page for tr command we can use command below. To exit man or info page you can press q.

man tr

To open info page for tr command we can use command below.

info tr

To open help page from tr command we can run command below.

tr --help

Linux tr Command Source Code#

You can find tr command source code from the folowing repositories:

• tr source code on GitHub
• tr source code on GNU Savannah cgit
• tr source code on GNU Savannah gitweb

Related Linux Commands#

You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:

• Linux w Command
• Linux id Command
• Linux who Command

Summary#

In this tutorial we learn how to use tr in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.