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1TW(1)                            User Commands                           TW(1)
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NAME

6       tw - translate words into different languages
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SYNOPSIS

9       tw [OPTIONS] [DICTIONARY] [TERM]
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11       Example: tw en-es hello
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DESCRIPTION

14       translate  word  is a command that translates words into different lan‐
15       guages.  translate word uses internal dictionaries, and contacts online
16       to the Google Translation and the FreeTranslation engines.
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18       Mandatory  arguments  for  long options are mandatory for short options
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21       -l, --list
22              list available dictionaries
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24       -s, --shortcuts
25              list available dictionaries shortcuts
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27       -x, --exact
28              try to perform an exact match
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30       -y, --synonyms
31              try to perform a synonym triangulation
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33       -p, --spelling
34              try to check the spelling grammar
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36       -k, --speak
37              try to speak the text
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39       -d, --disable-logging
40              disable logging of failure terms
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42       -h, --help
43              show a help message
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45       -v, --version
46              show the program version
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48       Create ~/.tw directory to enable caching and logging (mkdir ~/.tw).
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50       With no term, or when term is -, read standard input.
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52       For straight synonyms, check mythes command.
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EXAMPLES

55       Translate an english word to spanish using local dictionary
56              $ tw en-es hello
57              hola
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59       Search your dictionaries
60              $ tw -l | grep en-es
61              share.en-es
62              cache.en-es
63              local.en-es
64              www.freetranslation.com.en-es
65              translate.google.com.en-es
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67       List your shortcuts
68              $ tw -s
69              share = sh
70              cache = ca
71              local = lo
72              www.freetranslation.com = ft
73              translate.google.com = gt
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75       Translate an english word to spanish using Google Translator
76              $ tw translate.google.com.en-es Hello
77              Hola
78              $ tw gt.en-es Hello
79              Hola
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81       Language Helper (uses dict)
82              $ function lh { dict -d wn "$1"; echo; echo "Translation: $(tw en-es "$1")" }
83              $ lh mink
84              1 definition found
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86              From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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88                mink
89                    n 1: the expensive fur of a mink
90                    2: fur coat made from the soft lustrous fur of minks [syn:
91                    {mink}, {mink coat}]
92                    3: slender-bodied semiaquatic mammal having partially webbed
93                    feet; valued for its fur
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95              Translation: visón
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97       Select text in an xsession, and translate it with "control +  t"  (uses
98       xbindkeys + xsel + xmessage/xdialog/gdialog/zenity/kdialog/...)
99               ~/.xbindkeysrc
100                   "term=$(xsel); [[ ! -z $term ]] && (translation=$(tw -d en-es "$term") || translation=$(tw gt.en-es "$term"); [[ -z $translation ]] && translation="Translation not found."; kdialog --title "Translate Word" --msgbox "$translation")"
101                        control + t
102                   "term=$(kdialog --title "Translate Word" --inputbox "Term:"); [[ ! -z $term ]] && (translation=$(tw -d en-es "$term") || translation=$(tw gt.en-es "$term"); [[ -z $translation ]] && translation="Translation not found."; kdialog --title "Translate Word" --msgbox "$translation")"
103                        control + shift + t
104              $ xbindkeys
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106       Local  (offline)  translation  (so limited that it performs a non exact
107       match search)
108              $ tw en-es fur
109              piel
110              fake fur : piel sintética
111              furuncle : furúnculo
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113       Get offline cached online translation
114              $ mkdir ~/.tw
115              $ tw gt.en-es fur
116              piel
117              $ tw --list
118              ***
119              ***
120              cache.en-es
121              $ tw cache.en-es fur
122              piel
123              $ tw en-es fur
124              piel
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126       Pronunciation Helper (uses festival)
127              $ function ph { tw en-es "$1"; echo "$1" | festival --tts; }
128              $ ph mink
129              visón
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132       Don't use a lot of online resources
133              $ function twc { tw -d en-es "$1" 2> /dev/null || tw gt.en-es "$1"; }
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135       Pipe in
136              $ echo "hello" | tw en-es -
137              hola
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139       Exact match
140              $ tw en-es hi
141              hola
142              ***hi :
143              *hi** :
144              **hi* :
145              hi*** :
146              $ tw -x en-es hi
147              hola
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149       Synonyms
150              $ tw en-es awesome
151              tw: term not found (maybe not connected) logged /home/$user/.tw/en-es.twdf
152              Try `tw --help' for more information.
153              $ tw -y en-es awesome
154              asombroso
155              impresionante
156              $ mythes en awesome
157              amazing
158              awe-inspiring
159              awful
160              awing
161              impressive
162              $ mythes es impresionante
163              alucinante
164              asombroso
165              aterrador
166              catastrófico
167              dantesco
168              emocionante
169              escalofriante
170              espantoso
171              espeluznante
172              estremecedor
173              horrible
174              horripilante
175              increíble
176              infernal
177              inquietante
178              pasmoso
179              pavoroso
180              sensacional
181              sobrecogedor
182              sorprendente
183              terrible
184              tremendo
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186       Speak
187              $ tw -x -k en-es home
188              hogar
189              ((( home ))) (voice: en)
190              ((( hogar ))) (voice: es)
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NOTES

193       To    add    dictionaries     just     place     them     in     ${pre‐
194       fix}/share/tw/lang1-lang2.twd  (  tw  dictionary  ,  format  is term1 :
195       translation2  ).   To   add   new   engines   just   implement   ${pre‐
196       fix}/share/tw/tw_*.sh  (see  actual  implementations  for examples). In
197       both cases, integration is automated.
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199       Caches are located in ~/.tw/*.twdc ( tw dictionary cache ), and handled
200       transparently.   Logs of untranslated terms are located in ~/.tw/*.twdf
201       ( tw dictionary failure ), specially you could check  this  files  when
202       going online.
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204       If you use the online engines respect their terms of use. Consider con‐
205       tributing local dictionaries or improvements to this project.
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AUTHOR

208       Written by Juan Manuel Borges Caño.
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HOMEPAGE

211       tw (translate word) home page <http://code.google.com/p/translateword>.
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REPORTING BUGS

214       Report bugs to <juanmabcmail@gmail.com>.
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COPYRIGHT

217       Copyright © 2007-2020 Juan Manuel Borges Caño
218       This is free software.  You may redistribute copies  of  it  under  the
219       terms       of       the      GNU      General      Public      License
220       <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.  There is NO WARRANTY,  to  the
221       extent permitted by law.
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