tarunvelli/node-dict

command line dictionary built with node and wordnik api

Requiremnets

• node.js
• npm
• unix/linux*

Has not been tested on windows, some features such as installing as global command, shorthand of ./dict.js etc. might not work on windows.

SETUP

Clone repo (or Download)

git clone "https://github.com/tarunvelli/node-dict.git"

Enter the directory

cd node-dict

Install the dependencies

npm install

Enter your api key in .env as

WORDNIK_API_KEY=xxxxx

USAGE

To run from within the node-dict directory with shorthand

Recommended for testing

./dict.js syn word

OR

To install as a global command

For permanent use, installs the script as a global command to execute from any dir in the terminal with the command "node-dict"

to link

sudo npm link

to run

node-dict syn word

OR

Run using node

Should be in the node-dict directory

node dict syn word

DOCS

The examples here are run using node dict in the node-dict directory

• Definitions

Get definitions of a word

node dict def word

• Synonyms

To get synonyms of a word

node dict syn word

• Antonyms

Get antonyms of a word

node dict ant word

• Examples

Get examples of a word

node dict ex word

• All related info

Get all the related info of a word, in order of : - definitions, synonyms, antonyms and examples

node dict dict word

• Word of the day

Get all the related info of the word of the day, i.e. definitions, synonyms, antonyms and examples

node dict

• Play game

Play a word guessing game

node dict play

Made with wordnik api