diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'man/man1/dict.1')
-rw-r--r-- | man/man1/dict.1 | 53 |
1 files changed, 49 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/man/man1/dict.1 b/man/man1/dict.1 index 3c01c71b..056ff27c 100644 --- a/man/man1/dict.1 +++ b/man/man1/dict.1 @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ .TH DICT 1 .SH NAME -dict \- dictionary browser +dict, adict \- dictionary browser .SH SYNOPSIS .B dict [ @@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ dict \- dictionary browser [ .I pattern ] +.B adict +[ +.B -d +.I dictname +] +[ +.I pattern +] .SH DESCRIPTION .I Dict is a dictionary browser. @@ -31,11 +39,10 @@ The options are .TP .BI -d " dictname" Use the given dictionary. -The default is -.BR oed , -the second edition of the Oxford English Dictionary. A list of available dictionaries is printed by option .BR -d? . +The default is the first dictionary on the list that is +installed on the system. .TP .BI -c " command" Execute one command and quit. @@ -138,6 +145,42 @@ After an the default command is .BR p . Otherwise, the default command is the previous command. +.PP +.I Adict +is a dictionary browser for +.IR acme (1). +When run with no arguments, it creates a new +.I acme +window named +.B /adict/ +listing the installed dictionaries. +Clicking with button 3 on a dictionary name will create +a new empty window named +.BI /adict/ dict /. +Typing and then clicking on a pattern in this window will +create a new lookup window named +.BI /adict/ dict / pattern +containing the dictionary's definition of +.IR pattern . +Clicking with button 3 on any word in this new window will +create new lookup windows. +.PP +If +.I adict +is run with a +.I pattern , +it starts with the +.BI /adict/ dict / pattern +window. +.PP +If +.I adict +is run with no pattern but with a +.B -d +option, +it starts with the +.BI /adict/ dict / +window. .SH FILES .B /lib/dict/oed2 .br @@ -149,6 +192,8 @@ Other files in .IR regexp (7) .SH SOURCE .B /usr/local/plan9/src/cmd/dict +.br +.B /usr/local/plan9/bin/adict .SH BUGS A font with wide coverage of the Unicode Standard should be used for best results. |