3 dict, adict \- dictionary browser
30 is a dictionary browser.
33 is given on the command line,
35 prints all matching entries;
36 otherwise it repeatedly accepts and executes commands.
38 .TF -d\ \fIdictname\fP
41 Use the given dictionary.
42 A list of available dictionaries is printed by option
44 The default is the first dictionary on the list that is
45 installed on the system.
48 Execute one command and quit.
49 The command syntax is described below.
52 Print a pronunciation key.
55 Patterns are regular expressions (see
57 with an implicit leading
61 Patterns are matched against an index of headwords and variants,
62 to form a `match set'.
63 By default, both patterns and the index are folded:
64 upper case characters are mapped into their lower case equivalents,
65 and Latin accented characters are mapped into their non-accented
67 In interactive mode, there is always a `current match set'
68 and a `current entry' within the match set.
69 Commands can change either or both, as well as print the entries
70 or information about them.
72 Commands have an address followed by a command letter.
73 Addresses have the form:
74 .TF /\fIre\fP/.\fIn\fP
77 Set the match set to all entries matching the regular expression
79 sorted in dictionary order.
80 Set the current entry to the first of the match set.
85 but use exact matching, i.e., without case and accent folding.
90 means change the current entry to the
92 of the current match set.
97 is an absolute byte offset into the raw dictionary.
103 After setting the match set and current entry according to
105 change the match set and current entry to be the next entry
106 in the dictionary (not necessarily in the match set) after
112 but go to previous dictionary entry.
115 The command letters come in pairs: a lower case and the
116 corresponding upper case letter.
117 The lower case version prints something about the current
118 entry only, and advances the current entry to the next
119 in the match set (wrapping around to the beginning after
121 The upper case version prints something about all of the
122 match set and resets the current entry to the beginning of
127 Print the whole entry.
130 Print only the headword(s) of the entry.
133 Print the dictionary byte offset of the entry.
136 Print the whole entry in raw format (without translating
137 special characters, etc.).
140 If no command letter is given for the first command,
145 the default command is
147 Otherwise, the default command is the previous command.
150 searches for dictionaries in the directory named by
156 is a dictionary browser for
158 When run with no arguments, it creates a new
162 listing the installed dictionaries.
163 Clicking with button 3 on a dictionary name will create
164 a new empty window named
166 Typing and then clicking on a pattern in this window will
167 create a new lookup window named
168 .BI /adict/ dict / pattern
169 containing the dictionary's definition of
171 Clicking with button 3 on any word in this new window will
172 create new lookup windows.
179 .BI /adict/ dict / pattern
184 is run with no pattern but with a
202 A font with wide coverage of the Unicode Standard
203 should be used for best results.
205 .BR \*9/font/pelm/unicode.9.font .)
210 a few literal characters, matching takes a long time.
212 The dictionaries are not distributed outside Bell Labs,
215 for information on using free dictionaries prepared
216 by Project Gutenberg.
