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tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# wikit

> Easily get Wikipedia summaries.
> More information: <https://github.com/KorySchneider/wikit#usage>.

- Show a short summary of a specific topic on Wikipedia:

`wikit {{topic}}`

- Specify a language (ISO 639-1 language code):

`wikit {{topic}} {{[-l|--lang]}} {{language_code}}`

- Open the full Wikipedia article in the default browser:

`wikit {{topic}} -b`

- Open a disambiguation menu:

`wikit {{topic}} -d`
