sdcv(1) - Linux man page

Name

sdcv - console version of StarDict program

Synopsis

sdcv [ options ] [list of words]

Description

sdcv is simple, cross-platform text-base utility for work with dictionaries in StarDict's format. The word from "list of words" may be string with leading '/' for using Fuzzy search algorithm, with leading '|' for using full-text search, string may contain '?' and '*' for using regexp search. It work in interactive and not interactive mode. To exit from interactive mode press Ctrl+D. In interactive mode, if sdcv was compiled with readline library support, you can use UP and DOWN keys to work through history.

Options

-h --help: display help message and exit
-v --verbose: display version and exit
-l --list-dicts: display list of available dictionaries and exit
-u --use-dict filename: for search use only dictionary with this bookname
-n --non-interactive: for use in scripts
--utf8-output: Force sdcv not use conversation to locale charset, output in utf8
--utf8-input: Force sdcv not use conversation from locale charset, suppose that input in utf8
--data-dir path/to/directory: Use this directory as path to stardict data directory. This is mean that sdcv search dictionaries in data-dir/dic directory.

Files

/usr/share/stardict/dic
$(HOME)/.stardict/dic: Place, where sdcv expect to find dictionaries. Instead of /usr/share/stardict/dic you can use everything that you want, just set STARDICT_DATA_DIR environment variable. For example, if you have dictionaries in /mnt/data/stardict-dicts/dic, set STARDICT_DATA_DIR to /mnt/data/stardict-dicts.
$(HOME)/.sdcv_history: This file include last $(SDCV_HISTSIZE) words, which you seek with sdcv. SDCV use this file only if it was compiled with readline library support.

Environment

Environment Variables Used By sdcv:

STARDICT_DATA_DIR: If set, sdcv use this variable as data directory, this is mean that sdcv search dictionaries in $STARDICT_DATA_DIR\dic
SDCV_HISTSIZE: If set, sdcv wrote in $(HOME)/.sdcv_history only last $(SDCV_HISTSIZE) words, which you seek using sdcv. If it is not set, then last 2000 words saved in $(HOME)/.sdcv_history.
SDCV_PAGER: If SDCV_PAGER is set, its value is used as the name of the program to use to display the dictionary's article.

Bugs

Email bug reports to dushistov at mail dot ru. Be sure to include the word "sdcv" somewhere in the "Subject:" field.

Authors

Evgeniy A. Dushistov, Hu Zheng

Referenced By

qstardict(1)