Re: dictionary packages for Gnome desktop
On 09/20/2006, Mike McCarty wrote:
> Ralph Katz wrote:
>> On 09/20/2006, Timothy Musson wrote:
>>
>>
>>> The GNOME dictionary's really nice, but it's sometimes handy to
>>> have a quick dictionary on the command line, too.
>>
>>
>> If you're only checking spelling, the "look" command is fast:
>>
>> $ look string
>
> Just off the top of my head...
>
> $ look teasingly
> $ look barnacle
> $ look twiddle
>
> Fast, but useless.
Mike, no.... use the first few letters for faster and more useful results:
$ look barnac
barnacle
barnacle's
barnacles
$ look twid
twiddle
twiddled
twiddles
twiddling
I think it greps & sorts your word list. $ man look for more. It's
just another tool in the linux tool box, not a cure all.
Regards,
Ralph
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