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• rtfm

RTFM

1. (Internet slang, vulgar) Initialism of read the fucking manual.
2. (Internet slang, Unix, vulgar) Initialism of read the fucking man page.

• RTFM is used to express frustration at someone who asks questions to which the answers can be easily sought from another source, or in the saying "if at first you don't succeed, RTFM!".
• Also bowdlerized as read the fine manual, read the full manual, read the friendly manual, or read the flamin' (or flaming, flipping, freaking, etc.) manual.
• RTFA

abbreviation of read the fucking manual

• Dutch: (please verify) LVDH (Lees verdomme de handleiding)

• Esperanto: (please verify) LLFL (Legu la fuŝitan lernolibron)

• French: LLFM (lis le foutu manuel)

• German: (please verify) LDVH (Lies das verdammte Handbuch)

• Italian: (please verify) LIFM (leggi il fottuto manuale)

• Japanese: (please verify) マニュアル読め (マニュアルよめ, manyuaru yome)

• Korean: 빌어먹을 안내서를 읽으시오 (bireomeogeul annaeseoreul ilgeusio)

• Portuguese: LAPDM (leia a porra do manual)

• Russian: учи́ матча́сть (ru) (učí matčástʹ)

• Serbo-Croatian: (please verify) PJR (Procitaj jebeni recnik)

• Spanish: PEQLL (puto el que lo lea)

• STFW

Back-formation from English RTFM.

• IPA(key): /ɛʁ.te.ɛ.fɛm/ ~ /ɛʁ.te.e.fɛm/

RTFM

1. initialism of regarde ton foutu manuel (look at your fucking manual)