mate-dictionary1

Usage

Overview

MATE Dictionary provides dictionary definitions of words, using a dictionary source.

For full documentation see the MATE Dictionary online help.

Options

--look-up word

Looks up the specified word using the pre-defined dictionary source.

--match word

Matches one or more words using the pre-defined dictionary source.

-s source or --source source

Uses the specified source for looking up words. This does not affect the global settings.

-n or --no-window

Using this switch with the --look-up will print the definitions found on the console without launching the GUI.

-D database or --database database

Use the specified database for looking up words. This does not affect the global settings.

--help

Display help information.

Configuration

All the configuration is handled using GSettings.