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3. Command Line Interface
The main purpose of the command line interface is
a) direct lookup of a given word after kdict starts (kdict word)
b) direct lookup of the word in the X clipboard after kdict starts (kdict -c)
3.1 Detailed Description
Syntax:
- kdict [command]
- kdict [word/phrase]
Commands:
-h / --help
display a short help message and exit
-v / --version
display version information and exit
-c / --clipboard
define X11-clipboard content
word/phrase:
lookup the given text.
Protect the phrase with double quotes, if the phrase contains more than one word.
For example: kdict "double quote"
additional options/commands:
You can get a complete list of all options with "--help"
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