This is the README for the tlmgrbasics package, version 2023-02-28. This package provides simplified documentation for tlmgr, the TeX Live Native Manager. It is derived from tlmgr.1, the man page. This document describes the most commonly-used actions and options in a convenient hyperlinked PDF format. This document is licensed under the GNU General Public License, Version 2 or later and is maintained by Bob Tennent (rdt at cs.queensu.ca).