A command line dictionary.

I use sdcv (StarDict Console Version) as my regular dictionary.

The following dictionaries are currently installed, stored at /usr/share/stardict/dic/

American_Heritage_Dictionary_4th_Ed-2.4.2
Cambridge_Advanced_Learners_Dictionary_3th_Ed-2.4.2
dictd_www.dict.org_gcide-2.4.2
duden-2.4.2
freedict-deu-eng-2.4.2
freedict-eng-deu-2.4.2
Oxford_Advanced_Learner_s_Dictionary-2.4.2
Soule_s_Dictionary_of_English_Synonyms-2.4.2
Urban_Dictionary_P1-2.4.2
Urban_Dictionary_P2-2.4.2

I added these aliases to my .bashrc:

alias dict='sdcv --color --use-dict=GermanEnglish --use-dict=EnglishGerman'
alias define='sdcv --color --use-dict=AmericanHeritageDictionary --use-dict=CambridgeDictionary'
alias definiere='sdcv --color --use-dict=Duden'
alias synonym='sdcv --color --use-dict=Synonyms'
alias urban='sdcv --color --use-dict=UrbanDictionaryP1 --use-dict=UrbanDictionaryP2'

For some dictionaries, their .ifo file needs to be edited as the bookname value must not contain any spaces.

Usage



dict word
translates a word from German to English or vice versa


define word
looks up a word in English dictionaries


definiere word
looks up a word in German dictionaries


synonym word
looks up a word in the english synonym dictionary


urban word
looks up a word in the Urban dictionary

Links

incoming(1) | software

dict word	translates a word from German to English or vice versa
define word	looks up a word in English dictionaries
definiere word	looks up a word in German dictionaries
synonym word	looks up a word in the english synonym dictionary
urban word	looks up a word in the Urban dictionary