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How to create a dictionary using cygwin

1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data:

Create a dictionary using cygwin. Display the following menu at the start of

execution

1-add a word in the dictionary # specify the meaning
2-search a word # if word exists, show the meaning of the word
2-delete a word
4-delete all words in the dictionary

#NOTE: The program should ask the user if he wishes to continue or not.

2. Relevant commands, code, scripts, algorithms:

grep,awk,sed

3. The attempts at a solution (include all code and scripts):

And here is my Code....

Code:

ans=yes
while [ $ans = yes ]
do
echo 1-Add a word in the dictionary
echo 2-Search a word in the dictionary
echo 3-Delete a word in the dictionary
echo 4-Delete all words in the dictionary
echo -n "Choose which to execute: "
read ENTRY

case $ENTRY in
1)
echo -n "Enter a word: "
read word
echo $word " " | cat >> word.txt
echo -n "Enter the meaning: "
read meaning
echo $meaning | cat >> word.txt
;;
2)
SUCCESS=0
echo -n "Enter the word to search: "
read word

grep -q "$word" "word.txt"
if [ $? -eq $SUCCESS ]
then
awk "/$word/" word.txt
else
echo Word not found!
fi
;;
3)
echo "Enter a word to delete: "
read word
grep "$word" word.txt | cat > word.txt
;;
4)
echo | cat > word.txt | echo Successfully Deleted!
;;
echo -n "Do you want to continue?yes or no: "
read ans
done

In the case 1 , I wanted that everytime I save a word & meaning to a notepad it

would appear like this in the notepad

#example

Clandestine means Secret
Loquacious means Talkative

but in my code, it appears like this in the notepad

#example

Clandestine means Secret Loquacious means Talkative

Can anybody help me with my code , especially in case 1 and case 3?

Your immediate response regarding this matter is so much appreciated

Thank you so much in advance ^_^ God bless ....

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AMA COMPUTER LEARNING CENTER/GENERAL SANTOS CITY/PHILIPPINES/MS. NARIN/ PRINCIPLES OF OPERATING SYSTEM (NO LINK AVAILABLE)

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mkdic

MKDIC(1)						      General Commands Manual							  MKDIC(1)

NAME

       mkdic - Tool for creating a user dictionary

SYNOPSIS

       mkdic [{-cs|-cannaserver} canna-server] [-s] [- | -l local-file] remote-dic

DESCRIPTION

       mkdic  creates  user dictionary named remote-dic in the user dictionary directory of the remote host, on which cannaserver(1M) is in opera-
       tion.  Dictionary file name remote-dic is assigned to this file at this time.

       If the - and -l option isn't specified, mkdic creates an empty dictionary.

       If the - option is specified, the standard input will be used as the dictionary file. If the -l option is  specified,  local-file  will	be
       used as the dictionary file.

       If the user dictionary directory does not exist, it will be created.

       Dictionary  directory  file  -- dics.dir -- is rewritten automatically after the registering. The registered dictionary can thus be used by
       writing the dictionary name into the customize file.

OPTIONS

       -cs canna-server (or -cannaserver canna-server)
		   Specifies the server machine that contains the dictionary to be created.

       -s	   Indicates that the dictionary to be created is an adjunct dictionary.  If this option is omitted, the dictionary will  be  cre-
		   ated as an independent-word one.

       -l local-file
		   Registers the input data from local-file.

       -	   The standard input will be used as the dictionary file.

EXAMPLES(1) If you want to creat an empty dictionary file:

	     % mkdic test(2) If you want to register the input data from the standard input:

	     % mkdic test -

       Registers  the  input data from the standard input, in the user dictionary directory under dictionary name ``test''.  The following line is
       then added to dictionary directory file -- dics.dir -- :

		 user1.t(.mwd) -test-(3) If the dictionary file is specified:

	     % mkdic test -l test1.t

       Registers independent-word dictionary file ``test1.t'' in the remote host's user dictionary directory under dictionary name ``test''.   The
       following line is then added to dics.dir:

		user1.t(.mvd) -test-

       user1.t is a dictionary file name generated automatically by the system.

SEE ALSO

       catdic(1), cannaserver(1M), lsdic(1)

																	  MKDIC(1)