https://github.com/tirkarthi/wordzilla-perl

A command line dictionary in Perl
https://github.com/tirkarthi/wordzilla-perl

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A command line dictionary in Perl

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/tirkarthi/wordzilla-perl
• Owner: tirkarthi
• Created: 2014-03-09T18:30:25.000Z (almost 11 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2014-11-07T13:17:44.000Z (about 10 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-12-01T12:04:23.586Z (22 days ago)
• Topics: dictionary, perl, perl-script
• Language: Perl
• Homepage:
• Size: 10.4 MB
• Stars: 5
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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Wordzilla-Perl

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Version v1.0 :

  Please read the Installation instructions carefully to install them. A single, ready-to-install package with dependencies included will be released soon.

Installation :

  At the moment the app supports only GNU/Linux with Perl.

  Its a Perl script that requires DBI , DBD::SQLite and preferably SQLite3 or SQLite. 

  The app requires the Database at /home/$USER/ (Replace the $USER with username or value of `echo $USER`)

Perl modules :

  Please install the Perl modules from CPAN.

Installation :

        cpan DBI

        

        cpan DBD::SQLite

  You can also use cpanm or other means to install the modules.

SQLite :

  The app and the database uses SQLite3. Its lightweight and leaves a low memory footprint.

Installation :

        sudo apt-get install sqlite3

  

  package manager (apt-get) might vary between distributions.

Database :

  Extract the Wordzilla.tar.xz file to /home/$USER/ (Replace the $USER with username or value of `echo $USER`)

  

  md5sum : c10acd233f1ee0aa6789cca544b91a6a

Add the Perl script to $PATH:

  From the location of the script add it to the path to use it like a command.

  

        echo $PATH;

  

  select a path preferably /usr/local/bin.

  

        sudo cp Wordzilla /usr/local/bin

  

wordzilla [options] word

		-help  print the help text

		-c     print the meaning and part of speech in color

		-p     takes the part of speech as the argument

		-m     takes the number of meanings to be displayed as argument

		-man   display the man page