English
Etymology
initialism.
Alternative forms
rtfm
Verb
RTFM intransitive
- internet read|Read the fucking manual (or rarely bowdlerized as read the fine manual.)
Usage notes
RTFM is present and past tenses, and past participle.
RTFM is used in reply to a computer user who asks a question to which he or she can find the answer simply by reading the appropriate manual. A standard reply from the user is TLDR.
Translations
Dutch: LVDH (Lees verdomme de handleiding)
German: LDVH (Lies das verdammte Handbuch)
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Japanese: ������ (manyuaru yome)
Portuguese: LAPDM (Lê a porra do manual)
Serbian: PJR (Procitaj jebeni recnik)
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