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# sdcv

> StarDict console version. Command line dictionary client.
> Dictionaries are provided separately.
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Perhaps this will read better?

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> StarDict console version. Command line dictionary client.
> Dictionaries are provided separately.
> StarDict command-line dictionary client.
> Dictionaries are provided separately to the program itself.

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Would you like to edit that to command-line Edit: done by @bl-ue

I didn't see it previously

And I don't like that itself, its unrequired

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I want to include"StarDict command-line version" somewhere, because that's what the acronym is.

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How about "StarDict command-line version, dictionary client. Dictionaries are provided separately from the client. "

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Ah, that's interesting @258204. In that case I think it's fine to deviate a bit from "convention."

> StarDict command-line version (sdcv).
> Dictionaries are provided separately from the program itself.

(note: @sbrl's separately to is not grammatically correct — @258204's separately from is)

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Hrm, StarDict command-line version doesn't really read very well or make grammatical sense. Despite this, I think @bl-ue's suggestion is the best one given the situation.

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What about

> StarDict command-line variant

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Hrm. I think StarDict command-line variant is worse than @bl-ue's version.

> More information: <https://manned.org/sdcv>.

- Start sdcv interactively:

`sdcv`

- List installed dictionaries:

`sdcv --list-dicts`

- Display a definition from a specific dictionary:

`sdcv --use-dict {{dictionary_name}} {{search_term}}`

- Lookup definition with fuzzy search:
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`sdcv {{search_term}}`

- Lookup definition with exact search:
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`sdcv --exact-search {{search_term}}`

- Lookup definition and get json output:
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`sdcv -j {{search_term}}`
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- Look in specific directory for dictionaries:
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`sdvc --data-dir {{path/to/directory}} {{search_term}}`

- Display help:

`sdcv --help`
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