def (a CLI dictionary reference tool)

def is a CLI program that uses sdvc to quickly print StarDict dicitonary entries to the Terminal.

Usage

This program is used def <word> but currently does not work with multiple-word dictionary entries like personal computer. See the example below for the definition of "how":

Setup

I recommend putting this script in your PATH so that it can be called from anywhere. I made a Bin folder in my user directory, moved bib to it, and added this line to my .bashrc:

export PATH=/home/$USER/Bin/:$PATH

Next, give execution privileges to bib:

chmod u+x ~/Bin/def

Dependencies

Run the following to install sdvc (changing the package manager to match your distribution's manager):

sudo dnf install sdcv -y

Run the following to install a dictionary:

cd ~/Downloads/
wget https://web.archive.org/web/20140917131745/http://abloz.com/huzheng/stardict-dic/dict.org/stardict-dictd_www.dict.org_gcide-2.4.2.tar.bz2
sudo mkdir -p /usr/share/stardict/dic
sudo tar -xvjf stardict-dictd_www.dict.org_gcide-2.4.2.tar.bz2 -C /usr/share/stardict/dic
rm ~/Downloads/stardict-dictd_www.dict.org_gcide-2.4.2.tar.bz2

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def (a CLI dictionary reference tool)

Usage

Setup

Dependencies