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title: Install shorthand on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of shorthand for Linux - A simple label or macro
  expander
url: https://snapcraft.io/shorthand
---

# shorthand

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* [Robert Doiel (rsdoiel)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/rsdoiel "View all snaps from Robert Doiel (rsdoiel)")
* [Development](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=development)
* [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities)

latest/edge 0.2.2

Install latest/edge of shorthand

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install shorthand --edge
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

shorthand is only available on the unstable edge channel. It could break and change often.

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### Package name

* shorthand

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### License

* BSD-2-Clause

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### Last updated

* 10 August 2025 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [github.com/rsdoiel/shorthand](https://github.com/rsdoiel/shorthand "https://github.com/rsdoiel/shorthand")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/shorthand#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/shorthand#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/shorthand#tab-security)

#### A simple label or macro expander

Example use cases:

* label or abbreviation expansion in Markdown files
* build html templates from markdown files
* compose pages from multiple markdown files

The supported command line options can be listed using the *--help*
options.

```shell
shorthand --help
```
Source code can be found at [github.com/rsdoiel/shorthand](<https://github>.
com/rsdoiel/shorthand)

The project website is [rsdoiel.github.io/shorthand](<http://rsdoiel.github>
.io/shorthand)

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## Install shorthand on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/shorthand/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/shorthand/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/shorthand/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/shorthand/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/shorthand/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/shorthand/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/shorthand/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/shorthand/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/shorthand/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/shorthand/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/shorthand/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/shorthand/ubuntu)

[### Raspberry Pi](https://snapcraft.io/install/shorthand/raspbian)