RTFM
<jargon> /R T F M/ Read The Fucking Manual (always abbreviated, sometimes
bowdlerised to "Fine" or "Friendly") An (unhelpful) guru's traditional response
when someone asks a question in a newsgroup or mailing list which he could have
easily answered for himself had he bothered to RTFM.
The term may also be used to indicate that you couldn't find the answer in the
manual. E.g. "How do I interface Unix to my toaster? And yes, I did RTFM but the
FM didn't help and I can't RTFS."
Other derived forms include RTFAQ, RTFB, RTM, and, more recently, STFW. Compare:
UTSL.
[Earliest use?]
[Jargon File]
(2003-06-07)
Nearby terms:
RTF « RTFAQ « RTFB « RTFM » RTFS » RTI » RTL
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