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catdic

CATDIC(1)						      General Commands Manual							 CATDIC(1)

NAME

       catdic - Download a dictionary

SYNOPSIS

       catdic [{-cs|-cannaserver} canna-server] [-i|-u user-name] remote-dic [-l local-file]

DESCRIPTION

       catdic  downloads  a  dictionary  file  to the current directory.  The file downloaded is a dictionary file the dictionary name of which is
       remote-dic.  It is in the user dictionary directory of the machine on which cannaserver(1M) is in operation.  (Hereafter, this  machine	is
       called the remote host.)

OPTIONS

       -cs canna-server (or -cannaserver canna-server)
		   Specifies the name of the server machine that contains a dictionary to be downloaded.

       -i	   Downloads the system dictionary.

       -u user-name
		   Specifies the user name.  Another user's dictionary can be referenced by this user name.

       -l local-file
		   local-file is the dictionary file name.  If it is omitted, the standard output will be assumed.

EXAMPLES

	 % catdic test

       Outputs the contents of dictionary file ``test'' on the remote host, to the standard output.

	 % catdic test -l test2.t

       Downloads dictionary file ``test'' on the remote host to current directory file ``test2.t''.

SEE ALSO

       cannaserver(1M), lsdic(1), mkdic(1)

																	 CATDIC(1)

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