RTFM

English thumb|RTFM used on a demotivational poster Alternative forms en rtfm Phrase phr en Internet slang vulgar en read the fucking manual. en Internet slang Unix vulgar en read the fucking man page. Usage notes 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. Derived terms en RTFA Translations abbreviation of read the fucking manual Dutch: nl LVDH (Lees verdomme de handleiding) Esperanto: eo LLFL (Legu la fuŝitan lernolibron) French: fr LLFM (lis le foutu manuel) German: de LDVH (Lies das verdammte Handbuch) Italian: it LIFM (leggi il fottuto manuale) Japanese: ja マニュアル読め マニュアルよめ, manyuaru yome Korean: ko 빌어먹을 안내서를 읽으시오 Portuguese: pt LAPDM (leia a porra do manual) Russian: ru учи́ матча́сть Serbo-Croatian: sh PJR (Procitaj jebeni recnik) Spanish: es PEQLL (puto el que lo lea) See also en STFW en imperative sentences initialisms en Unix French Etymology Back-formation from fr en RTFM. Pronunciation èr-té-èf-èm fr LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-RTFM.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>) Phrase fr regarde ton foutu manuel (look at your fucking manual) fr back-formations