Dictionary CLI

View the dictionary through the CLI

Installation

From release

curl -LO https://github.com/BetaPictoris/dict/releases/latest/download/dict    # Download the latest binary.
sudo install -Dt /usr/local/bin -m 755 dict                                    # Install Dictionary CLI to "/usr/local/bin" with the mode "755"

Build from source

If you're running Arch/Manjaro (or derivatives) you can install the git build from the AUR with your preferred AUR helper. e.g

paru -Syu dict-git

For all other distros, read below.

Dependencies

You need Go installed to build this program. You can install it from your distro's repository using one of the following commands:

# Arch/Manjaro (and derivatives)
sudo pacman -Syu go

# Debian/Ubuntu (and derivatives)
sudo apt install golang-go

Alternatively, you can install it from Go's official website.

Then, to build & install Dictionary CLI run:

git clone [email protected]:BetaPictoris/dict.git      # Clone the repository
cd dict                                             # Change into the repository's directory
make                                                # Build Wiki CLI
sudo make install                                   # Install Wiki CLI to "/usr/local/bin" with the mode "755"
sudo make uninstall                                 # Uninstall

User install

If you don't have access to sudo on your system you can install to your user's ~/.local/bin directory with this command:

install -Dt ~/.local/bin -m 755 dict

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