xfce4-dict(1)

xfce4-dict1

Manual page for xfce4-dict 0.8.7git-6f10536 (xfce 4.18)

Overview

Usage:

xfce4-dict [OPTION?] [TEXT]

Help Options:

-h, --help

Show help options

--help-all

Show all help options

--help-gtk

Show GTK+ Options

Application Options:

-d, --dict

Search the given text using a Dict server(RFC 2229)

-w, --web

Search the given text using a web-based search engine

-s, --spell

Check the given text with a spell checker

-t, --text-field

Grab the focus on the text field in the panel

-i, --ignore-plugin

Start stand-alone application even if the panel plugin is loaded

-c, --clipboard

Grabs the PRIMARY selection content and uses it as search text

-v, --verbose

Be verbose

-V, --version

Show version information

--display=DISPLAY

X display to use

Releases

10 releases since Debian 5.0 (Lenny); the text changed 4 times.

  1. 5.0
  2. 6.0–7
  3. 8–10
  4. 11–12
  5. 13–Arch

--clipboard since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze); --display since Debian 13 (Trixie); --help-all since Debian 13 (Trixie); --help-gtk since Debian 13 (Trixie); --verbose since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze); -V since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze); -c since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze); -h since Debian 13 (Trixie).

-? until Debian 12 (Bookworm).

From xfce4-dict 0.8.10-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.