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Depends on what your job is. I would put it this way. Unix-like systems are very alike and if you are an experienced linux administrator it would not be a big deal to learn AIX, Solaris etc. Most of the tools are very similar and OS (meant unix-like) specialities you can learn quickly especially when you work with experienced colleagues.
If you want to start your carier go with the distro you like most and learn it as good as possible. Once you learn the possibilities and basic features of one, it is only about looking forthe way how to do it on another system or whether it is even possible.
From my experience when I tried to learn Solaris, BSD's, linux, windows and basicaly I ended up with barely usable knowledge. Wide spread is a great thing as long as you can do at least one thing good enough to live from it. I only wish I realized this long time ago.

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NAME

       xjim - Japanese input server on X Window

SYNOPSIS

       xjim [options ...]

DESCRIPTION

       xjim  is  a  japanese input server which can connect with application programs through XIM (X Window System, Version11 Input Method) inter-
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Options
       xjim can accept standard X Toolkit options and the following options.

       -learn  learn-file  Specifies a file for Gakushuu operation. The default is $HOME/.xjim_learn.

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Resources
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       *learnFile	   Specifies a file for Gakushuu operation.

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