1DICT_LOOKUP(1)                                                  DICT_LOOKUP(1)
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NAME

6       dict_lookup - DICT Protocol Client
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SYNOPSIS

9       dict_lookuop [options]
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DESCRIPTION

12       dict_lookup reads X selection, then open terminal emulator and run dict
13       client in it allowing user to view content using pager.  It makes sense
14       to configure launching dict_lookup on a keyboard shortcut in the window
15       manager.
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OPTIONS

18       -h     display help message.
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20       -x x   X coordinate of terminal emulator.
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22       -x Y   Y coordinate of terminal emulator.
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24       -s WxH width and height of terminal emulator separated by 'x'.
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26       -q query
27              query, if it is specified, X selection is not read.
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ENVIRONMENT

30       dict_lookup  recognizes  the  following  environment  variables.    The
31       default value is specified in square brackets.
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33       D_AWK_PROG
34              AWK interpreter to use.  [awk]
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36       D_XCLIP_PROG
37              xclip application.  [xclip]
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39       D_XTERM_PROG
40              xterm or equivalent terminal emulator.  [xterm]
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42       D_UTF8_LOCALE
43              UTF-8 locale.  [en_US.UTF-8]
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45       D_DICT_PROG
46              Dictionary client program.  [dict]
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48       D_DICT_SERVER
49              Option   for  dictionary  client  specifying  the  server.   [-h
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52       D_DICT_PORT
53              Option for dictionary client specifying the port.  [-p 2628]
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55       D_DICT_DB_OPT
56              Option for  dictionary  client  specifying  the  database.   [-d
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59       D_XTERM_CLASS
60              Option  for  terminal  emulator  specifying  the class.  [-class
61              XTerm]
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63       D_XTERM_NAME
64              Option  for  terminal  emulator  specifying  the  name.   [-name
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67       D_XTERM_TITLE
68              Option  for  terminal  emulator  specifying  the title.  [-title
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71       D_TEXT_WIDTH
72              Program  calculating  text  width  for  given   text.    [cyril‐
73              lic_text_width]  cyrillic_text_width  doesn't work correctly for
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76       D_TERM_X
77              Terminal emulator X coordinate.  [+200]
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79       D_TERM_Y
80              Terminal emulator Y coordinate.  [+200]
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82       D_TERM_H
83              Terminal emulator height.  [+40]
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85       D_PAGER
86              Pager.  [less]
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SEE ALSO

89       dict(1), less(1), xterm(1), dictd(8), http://www.dict.org, RFC 2229
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93                                9 January 2011                  DICT_LOOKUP(1)
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