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<refmeta><refentrytitle>gnome-dictionary</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
<refmiscinfo class="date">09 Nov 2007</refmiscinfo>
<refmiscinfo class="sectdesc">&man1;</refmiscinfo>
<refmiscinfo class="software">&release;</refmiscinfo>
<refmiscinfo class="arch">generic</refmiscinfo>
<refmiscinfo class="copyright">&suncopy;</refmiscinfo>
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<indexterm><primary>gnome-dictionary</primary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>
look up words in an online dictionary</primary></indexterm>
<refnamediv id="gnome-dictionary-1-name"><refname>gnome-dictionary</refname>
<refpurpose>look up words in an online dictionary</refpurpose></refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv id="gnome-dictionary-1-synp"><title>&synp-tt;</title>
<cmdsynopsis><command>&cmd;</command>
<arg><option>-database=<replaceable>database</replaceable></option></arg>
<arg><option>-list-sources</option></arg>
<arg><option>-look-up=<replaceable>word</replaceable></option></arg>
<arg><option>-match=<replaceable>word</replaceable></option></arg>
<arg><option>-no-window</option></arg>
<arg><option>-source=<replaceable>source</replaceable></option></arg>
<arg><option>-strategy=<replaceable>strategy</replaceable></option></arg>
<arg><option role="nodash"><replaceable>gnome-std-options</replaceable></option></arg>
</cmdsynopsis></refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1 id="gnome-dictionary-1-desc"><title>&desc-tt;</title>
<para>The Dictionary application enables you to look up an online dictionary
for the definitions and correct spelling of words.</para>
<para></para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="gnome-dictionary-1-opts"><title>&opts-tt;</title>
<para>The following options are supported:</para>
<variablelist termlength="wide">
<varlistentry>
<term><option>D</option>, <option>-database=<replaceable>database</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem><para>
Specify the <replaceable>database</replaceable> to use.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>l</option>, <option>-list-sources</option></term>
<listitem><para>
Show available dictionary sources.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>-look-up=<replaceable>word</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem><para>
Specify the <replaceable>word</replaceable> to look up.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>-match=<replaceable>word</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem><para>
Specify the <replaceable>word</replaceable> to match.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>n</option>, <option>-no-window</option></term>
<listitem><para>
Print definitions found on the console without launching the GUI.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>s</option>, <option>-source=<replaceable>source</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem><para>
Uses the specified <replaceable>source</replaceable> for looking up words.
This does not affect the global settings.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>S</option>, <option>-strategy=<replaceable>strategy</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem><para>
Specify the <replaceable>strategy</replaceable> to use.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option role="nodash"><replaceable>gnome-std-options</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem><para>
Standard options available for use with most GNOME applications.  See
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>gnome-std-options</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
for more information.</para>
</listitem></varlistentry>
</variablelist></refsect1>
<refsect1 id="gnome-dictionary-1-oper"><title>&oper-tt;</title>
<para>None.</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="gnome-dictionary-1-exam"><title>&exam-tt;</title>
<example role="example">
<title>Launching Dictionary</title>
<para><screen>example% <userinput>&cmd; </userinput></screen></para>
</example>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="gnome-dictionary-1-exit"><title>&exit-tt;</title>
<para>The following exit values are returned:</para>
<variablelist termlength="xtranarrow">
<varlistentry><term><returnvalue>0</returnvalue></term><listitem><para>Application
exited successfully</para>
</listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><returnvalue>>0</returnvalue></term><listitem><para>Application
exited with failure</para>
</listitem></varlistentry>
</variablelist></refsect1>
<refsect1 id="gnome-dictionary-1-file"><title>&file-tt;</title>
<para>The following files are used by this application:</para>
<variablelist termlength="wide">
<varlistentry><term><filename>/usr/bin/&cmd;</filename> </term><listitem>
<para>Executable for Dictionary.</para>
</listitem></varlistentry>
</variablelist></refsect1>
<refsect1 id="gnome-dictionary-1-attr"><title>&attr-tt;</title>
<para>See <olink targetdocent="REFMAN5" localinfo="attributes-5"><citerefentry>
<refentrytitle>attributes</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry></olink>
for descriptions of the following attributes:</para>
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<colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="1*">
<thead>
<row><entry align="center" valign="middle">ATTRIBUTE TYPE</entry><entry align="center"
valign="middle">ATTRIBUTE VALUE</entry></row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row><entry><para>Availability</para></entry><entry><para>gnome/gnome-dictionary
</para></entry></row>
<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para>Interface stability</para></entry><entry
colname="COLSPEC1"><para>Volatile</para></entry></row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</informaltable>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="gnome-dictionary-1-also"><title>&also-tt;</title>
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<para><citetitle>Dictionary Manual</citetitle></para>
<para>Latest version of the <citetitle>GNOME Desktop User Guide</citetitle>
for your platform.</para>
<para>
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>attributes</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>gnome-std-options</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="gnome-dictionary-1-note"><title>&note-tt;</title>
<para>
Written by Glynn Foster, updated by Brian Cameron,
Sun Microsystems Inc., 2007.
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
