Dead easy command line dictionary.
gem install howdy # you'll need to install libxslt-dev and libxml-dev in your system # ie. on debian/ubuntu: # sudo aptitude install libxslt1-dev libxml2-dev
Howdy is a tool that allows querying web dictionaries from a command line. Howdy enables “how” binary in your system. If for example you want to know what does ‘awesome’ mean than just issue:
$ how awesome 1.inspiring awe: an awesome sight. 2.showing or characterized by awe. 3.Slang. very impressive: That new white convertible is totally awesome. $ how -c awesome 1. dictionary.com - English dictionary 2. urbandictionary.com - Slang dictionary 3. dict.pl - Polish-English dictionary 4. ling.pl - Polish-English dictionary Choose [1..4]: 3 fantastyczny; zachwycający; niesamowity
Configuration file is created on first howdy run. It’s available in $HOME/.howdy
Currently it handles only 1 option: default_dictionary Examples:
default_dictionary = dictionary.com
Or
default_dictionary = urbandictionary.com
Just pass one of available dictionaries listed below.
rubydoc.info/gems/howdy/frames
* Paweł Pacana http://github.com/pawelpacana
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Fork the project.
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Make your feature addition or bug fix.
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Add tests for it. This is important so I don’t break it in a future version unintentionally.
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Commit, do not mess with rakefile, version, or history. (if you want to have your own version, that is fine but
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bump version in a commit by itself I can ignore when I pull)
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Send me a pull request. Bonus points for topic branches.
Copyright © 2010 Michał Łomnicki. See LICENSE for details.