RTFM
:RTFM: /R-T-F-M/ imp. [Unix] Abbreviation for `Read The Fucking Manual'.
1. Used by guru
to brush off questions they consider trivial or
annoying. Compare Don't do that then!
2. Used when reporting a
problem to indicate that you aren't just asking out of randomness
"No, I can't figure out how to interface Unix to my toaster, and yes, I
have RTFM." Unlike sense 1, this use is considered polite. See also
FM
, RTFAQ
, RTFB
, RTFS
, STFW
, RTM
all of which mutated from
RTFM, and compare UTSL
Jargon File Version 4.3.1, 29 JUN 2001 =
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