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dict

Command line dictionary using the DICT protocol. More information: https://github.com/cheusov/dictd.
  • List available databases:
    dict -D
  • Get information about a database:
    dict -i {{database_name}}
  • Look up a word in a specific database:
    dict -d {{database_name}} {{word}}
  • Look up a word in all available databases:
    dict {{word}}
  • Show information about the DICT server:
    dict -I

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