A command line dictionary.

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

Dictionaries can become large files and you might want to store them in your home directory. To do so, add the environment variable STARDICT_DATA_DIR to your .bashrc file:

export STARDICT_DATA_DIR="/home/rostiger/.dictionaries/"

The following dictionaries are currently installed:

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_aliases:

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

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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