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
SEE ALSO
stardict(1), http://sdcv.sourceforge.net/,
http://stardict.sourceforge.net