NAME

       sdcv - console version of StarDict program

SYNOPSIS

       sdcv [ options ] [list of words]

DESCRIPTION

       sdcv  is simple, cross-platform text-base utility for work with dictionaries in StarDict's
       format.  The word from "list of words" may be string with leading  '/'  for  using   Fuzzy
       search  algorithm, with leading '|' for using full-text search, string may contain '?' and
       '*' for using regexp search.  It work in interactive and not interactive  mode.   To  exit
       from  interactive  mode  press  Ctrl+D.   In  interactive  mode, if sdcv was compiled with
       readline library support, you can use UP and DOWN keys to work through history.

OPTIONS

       -h  --help
               display help message and exit

       -v --verbose
               display version and exit

       -l --list-dicts
               display list of available dictionaries and exit

       -u --use-dict filename
               for search use only dictionary with this bookname

       -n --non-interactive
               for use in scripts

       --utf8-output
               Force sdcv not use conversation to locale charset, output in utf8

       --utf8-input
               Force sdcv not use conversation from locale charset, suppose that input in utf8

       --data-dir path/to/directory
               Use this directory as path to stardict data directory.  This  is  mean  that  sdcv
               search dictionaries in data-dir/dic directory.

       --color Use ANSI escape code for colorize sdcv output

FILES

       /usr/share/stardict/dic

       $(HOME)/.stardict/dic

              Place,  where sdcv expect to find dictionaries.  Instead of /usr/share/stardict/dic
              you can use  everything  that  you  want,  just  set  STARDICT_DATA_DIR  enviroment
              variable.   For  example, if you have dictionaries in /mnt/data/stardict-dicts/dic,
              set STARDICT_DATA_DIR to /mnt/data/stardict-dicts.

       $(HOME)/.sdcv_history

              This file include last  $(SDCV_HISTSIZE) words, which you seek with sdcv.  SDCV use
              this file only if it was compiled with readline library support.

ENVIROMENT

       Environment Variables Used By sdcv:

       STARDICT_DATA_DIR   If  set,  sdcv  use this variable as data directory, this is mean that
                           sdcv search dictionaries in $STARDICT_DATA_DIR\dic

       SDCV_HISTSIZE       If set, sdcv wrote in $(HOME)/.sdcv_history only last $(SDCV_HISTSIZE)
                           words,  which  you  seek  using sdcv. If it is not set, then last 2000
                           words saved in $(HOME)/.sdcv_history.

       SDCV_PAGER          If SDCV_PAGER is set, its value is used as the  name of the program to
                           use to display the dictionary's article.

BUGS

       Email  bug  reports  to  dushistov  at  mail  dot  ru.  Be sure to include the word "sdcv"
       somewhere in the "Subject:" field.

AUTHORS

       Evgeniy A. Dushistov, Hu Zheng

SEE ALSO

       stardict(1), http://sdcv.sourceforge.net/, http://stardict.sourceforge.net