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 environment 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.

ENVIRONMENT

       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

sdcv-0.4.2                                         2006-04-24                                            SDCV(1)