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PROGRAM:

NAME


dict - DICT Protocol Client

SYNOPSIS


dict word
dict [options] [word]
dict [options] dict://host:port/d:word:database
dict [options] dict://host:port/m:word:database:strategy

DESCRIPTION


dict is a client for the Dictionary Server Protocol (DICT), a TCP transaction based
query/response protocol that provides access to dictionary definitions from a set of
natural language dictionary databases. Exit status is 0 if operation succeeded, or non-
zero otherwise.
See EXIT STATUS section.

OPTIONS


-h server or --host server
Specifies the hostname for the DICT server. Server/port combinations can be
specified in the configuration file. If no servers are specified in the
configuration file or or on the command line, dict will fail. (This is a compile-
time option, ./configure --enable-dictorg, which is disabled by default.) If IP
lookup for a server expands to a list of IP addresses (as dict.org does currently),
then each IP will be tried in the order listed.

-p service or --port service
Specifies the port (e.g., 2628) or service (e.g., dict) for connections. The
default is 2628, as specified in the DICT Protocol RFC. Server/port combinations
can be specified in the configuration file.

-d dbname or --database dbname
Specifies a specific database to search. The default is to search all databases (a
"*" from the DICT protocol). Note that a "!" in the DICT protocol means to search
all of the databases until a match is found, and then stop searching.

-m or --match
Instead of printing a definition, perform a match using the specified strategy.

-s strategy or --strategy strategy
Specify a matching strategy. By default, the server default match strategy is
used. This is usually "exact" for definitions, and some form of spelling-
correction strategy for matches ("." from the DICT protocol). The available
strategies are dependent on the server implementation. For a list of available
strategies, see the -S or --strats option.

-C or --nocorrect
Usually, if a definition is requested and the word cannot be found, spelling
correction is requested from the server, and a list of possible words are provided.
This option disables the generation of this list.

-c file or --config file
Specify the configuration file. The default is to try ~/.dictrc and
/etc/dictd/dict.conf, using the first file that exists. If a specific
configuration file is specified, then the defaults will not be tried.

-D or --dbs
Query the server and display a list of available databases.

-S or --strats
Query the server and display a list of available search strategies.

-H or --serverhelp
Query the server and display the help information that it provides.

-i dbname or --info dbname
Request information on the specified database (usually the server will provide
origination, descriptive, or other information about the database or its contents).

-I or --serverinfo
Query the server and display information about the server.

-M or --mime
Send OPTION MIME command to the server.
NOTE: Server's capabilities are not checked.

-f or --formatted
Enables formatted output, i.e. output convenient for postprocessing by standard
UNIX utilities. No, it is not XML ;-) Also error and warning messages like
" No matches...", " Invalid strategy..." etc. are sent to stderr, not to stdout.
Format:
-I, -i, -H and similar:
host<TAB>port
<SPC><SPC>line1
<SPC><SPC>line2
...
-S:
host<TAB>port<TAB>strategy1<TAB>short description1
host<TAB>port<TAB>strategy2<TAB>short description2
...
-D:
host<TAB>port<TAB>database1<TAB>database description1
host<TAB>port<TAB>database2<TAB>database description2
...
-m:
host<TAB>port<TAB>database1<TAB>match1
host<TAB>port<TAB>database2<TAB>match2
...

-a or --noauth
Disable authentication (i.e., don't send an AUTH command).

-u user or --user user
Specifies the username for authentication.

-k key or --key key
Specifies the shared secret for authentication.

-V or --version
Display version information.

-L or --license
Display copyright and license information.

--help Display help information.

-v or --verbose
Be verbose.

-r or --raw
Be very verbose: show the raw client/server interaction.

--pipesize
Specify the buffer size for pipelineing commands. The default is 256, which should
be sufficient for general tasks and be below the MTU for most transport media.
Larger values may provide faster or slower throughput, depending on MTU. If the
buffer is too small, requests will be serialized. Values less than 0 and greater
than one million are silently changed to something more reasonable.

--client text
Specifies additional text to be sent using the CLIENT command.

--debug flag
Set a debugging flag. Valid flags are:

verbose
The same as -v or --verbose.

raw The same as -r or --raw.

scan Debug the scanner for the configuration file.

parse Debug the parser for the configuration file.

pipe Debug TCP pipelining support (see the DICT RFC and RFC1854).

serial Disable pipelining support.

time Perform transaction timing.

CONFIGURATION


The configuration file currently has a very simple format. Lines are used to specify
servers, for example:
server dict.org
or, with options:
server dict.org { port 8080 }
server dict.org { user username secret }
server dict.org { port dict user username secret }
the port and user options may be specified in any order. The port option is used to
specify an optional port (e.g., 2628) or service (e.g., dict) for the TCP/IP connection.
The user option is used to specify a username and shared secret to be used for
authentication to this particular server.

Servers are tried in the order listed until a connection is made. If none of the
specified servers are available, and the compile-time option (./configure
--enable-dictorg) is enabled, then an attempt will be made to connect on localhost and on
dict.org at the standard part (2628). (This option is disabled by default.) We expect
that dict.org will point to one or more DICT servers (perhaps in round-robin fashion) for
the foreseeable future (starting in July 1997), although it is difficult to predict
anything on the Internet for more than about 3-6 months.

EXIT STATUS


0 Successful completion

20 No matches found
21 Approximate matches found
22 No databases available
23 No strategies available

30 Unexpected response code from server
31 Server is temporarily unavailable
32 Server is shutting down
33 Syntax error, command not recognized
34 Syntax error, illegal parameters
35 Command not implemented
36 Command parameter not implemented
37 Access denied
38 Authentication failed
39 Invalid database
40 Invalid strategy
41 Connection to server failed

CREDITS


dict was written by Rik Faith ([email protected]) and is distributed under the terms of the
GNU General Public License. If you need to distribute under other terms, write to the
author.

The main libraries used by this programs (zlib, regex, libmaa) are distributed under
different terms, so you may be able to use the libraries for applications which are
incompatible with the GPL -- please see the copyright notices and license information that
come with the libraries for more information, and consult with your attorney to resolve
these issues.

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