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Klinger: reduced categories to Category:Applications Category:Networking

2024-04-19T19:55:42Z

reduced categories to Category:Applications Category:Networking

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	* [http://dict.org/bin/Dict The <code>dict.org</code> web dictionary lookup tool]		* [http://dict.org/bin/Dict The <code>dict.org</code> web dictionary lookup tool]

	~~[[Category:NixOS]]~~
	~~[[Category:Guide]]~~		[[Category:Applications]]
	~~[[Category:Dictd]]~~
	~~[[Category:Dictionary]]~~
	[[Category:~~Database~~]]
	[[Category:Networking]]		[[Category:Networking]]

imported>Peterhoeg: Set server via /etc/dict.conf instead of per user.

2022-07-08T08:05:19Z

Set server via /etc/dict.conf instead of per user.

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	{{file\|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|nix\|<nowiki>		{{file\|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|nix\|<nowiki>
	environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [		{
	~~dict~~		environment = {
	];		etc."dict.conf".text = "server dict.org";
			systemPackages = with pkgs; [ dict ];
			};
			}
	</nowiki>}}		</nowiki>}}

	and rebuild your system.		and rebuild your system.

	~~Run the following as your user:~~

	~~<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">~~
	~~echo 'server dict.org' > ~/.dictrc~~
	~~</syntaxhighlight>~~

	== Usage ==		== Usage ==

imported>Crocodillian: Add note to rebuild system after adding package to config.

2021-10-20T21:03:08Z

Add note to rebuild system after adding package to config.

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	];		];
	</nowiki>}}		</nowiki>}}

			and rebuild your system.

	Run the following as your user:		Run the following as your user:

imported>Crocodillian: Clarify that dictionary lookups are over the network.

2021-10-20T20:28:29Z

Clarify that dictionary lookups are over the network.

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	The <code>dict</code> utility does dictionary lookups from the command-line, it is part of the <code>dictd</code> software distribution.		The <code>dict</code> utility does network dictionary lookups from the command-line, it is part of the <code>dictd</code> software distribution.

	== Setup ==		== Setup ==

imported>Crocodillian: Add stub reference for dictd server.

2021-10-20T14:28:35Z

Add stub reference for dictd server.

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	[[Category:NixOS]]		[[Category:NixOS]]
	[[Category:Guide]]		[[Category:Guide]]
			[[Category:Dictd]]
	[[Category:Dictionary]]		[[Category:Dictionary]]
	[[Category:Database]]		[[Category:Database]]
	[[Category:Networking]]		[[Category:Networking]]

imported>Crocodillian: Create page to describe dictionary lookups with the dict utility.

2021-10-20T14:19:09Z

Create page to describe dictionary lookups with the dict utility.

New page

The <code>dict</code> utility does dictionary lookups from the command-line, it is part of the <code>dictd</code> software distribution.

== Setup ==

Add `dict` to your list of packages in <code>/etc/nixos/configuration.nix</code>:

{{file|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix|nix|<nowiki>
environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
dict
];
</nowiki>}}

Run the following as your user:

<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
echo 'server dict.org' > ~/.dictrc
</syntaxhighlight>

== Usage ==

To lookup a word, run, for example:

<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
dict snowflake
</syntaxhighlight>

== See Also ==

* [https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Dictd The <code>dictd</code> software suite]
* [http://dict.org/bin/Dict The <code>dict.org</code> web dictionary lookup tool]

[[Category:NixOS]]
[[Category:Guide]]
[[Category:Dictionary]]
[[Category:Database]]
[[Category:Networking]]