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gnome-dictionary(1) User Commands gnome-dictionary(1) NAME
gnome-dictionary - look up words in an online dictionary SYNOPSIS
gnome-dictionary [--database=database] [--list-sources] [--look-up=word] [--match=word] [--no-window] [--source=source] [--strategy=strat- egy] [gnome-std-options] DESCRIPTION
The Dictionary application enables you to look up an online dictionary for the definitions and correct spelling of words. OPTIONS
The following options are supported: -D, --database=database Specify the database to use. -l, --list-sources Show available dictionary sources. --look-up=word Specify the word to look up. --match=word Specify the word to match. -n, --no-window Print definitions found on the console without launching the GUI. -s, --source=source Uses the specified source for looking up words. This does not affect the global settings. -S, --strategy=strategy Specify the strategy to use. gnome-std-options Standard options available for use with most GNOME applications. See gnome-std-options(5) for more infor- mation. OPERANDS
None. EXAMPLES
Example 1: Launching Dictionary example% gnome-dictionary EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned: 0 Application exited successfully >0 Application exited with failure FILES
The following files are used by this application: /usr/bin/gnome-dictionary Executable for Dictionary. ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Availability |SUNWgnome-dictionary | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Interface stability |Volatile | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ SEE ALSO
Dictionary Manual Latest version of the GNOME Desktop User Guide for your platform. attributes(5), gnome-std-options(5) NOTES
Written by Glynn Foster, updated by Brian Cameron, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2007. SunOS 5.11 09 Nov 2007 gnome-dictionary(1)