NAME

       edict-grep - search EDICT files with specific queries

SYNOPSIS

       edict-grep [options] <query>...

DESCRIPTION

       The edict-grep command is used to search the EDICT file(s) for specific queries based on various options.

OPTIONS

       -c     Match only common entries.

       -w     Word match; each English query must match whole words only.

       -e     Exact match; each query must match an entire EDICT field.

       -s     Make English queries case-sensitive (default is insensitive).

       -f EDICT_FILE
              Path  to  EDICT  file  (default:  /usr/share/edict/edict).  This  program  assumes EDICT is in the
              original EUC-JP encoding.

       -c     Current terminal character encoding (default: UTF-8).

       -h     Show this message.

EXAMPLES

       If you use multiple queries, it is like an AND search. For example:
              $ edict-grep cold war
       will match all entries mentioning both 'cold' and 'war'. To search  for  an  exact  sentence,  use  shell
       escaping:
              $ edict-grep 'cold war'
       (and consider -e).

NOTES

       Be sure to put the queries only AFTER all options!

AUTHOR

       Written by Ludovic Drolez <ldrolez@debian.org>

Version 1.0                                        August 2024                                     EDICT-GREP(1)