ding - dictionary lookup program for Unix
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Description
ding is a dictionary lookup program for X Windows/Unix. It comes with a German-English dictionary with
about 345,000 entries.
It is based on Tk version >= 8.3 and uses the agrep(1) or egrep(1) tools for searching.
In addition to this ding can also search using ispell(1) and dict(1).
It has many configuration options, such as search preferences, interface language (English or German),
colors. It has history and help functions and comes with useful key and mouse bindings for quick and easy
lookups.
If you enter some word or phrase as command line argument, ding will start up with a translation of this
word/phrase.
Name
ding - dictionary lookup program for Unix
Options
-x, --selection
Start searching for selected word (X selection).
-m, --mini
Start with minimal size (search form only).
-r, --remote
Start search in an already running program.
-R, --remote-new
Start search in an already running program or start a new program.
--noconf
Do not save preferences
-D#, --debug#
Start with debug output, # = number (1..15).
See Also
agrep(1), egrep(1), ispell(1), ding(1). https://www.tu-chemnitz.de/~fri/ding/ /usr/share/doc/ding/html/index.html
Synopsis
ding[options][phrase]
Usage
It's very simple: Start ding (via KDE menu "Tools" or via command line), type in search word, press
ENTER, read results. Search further by double-clicking a word, or select a word in another window and
drop it by clicking with mouse button 2 over the "ding window". For further information consult the
program help by pressing F1.
