= R =
RTFM /R-T-F-M/ imp.
[Unix] Abbreviation for `Read The
Fucking Manual'. 1. Used by gurus 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.
--The Jargon File version 4.3.1, ed. ESR, autonoded by rescdsk.