Dead easy command line dictionary.

gem install howdy
# you'll need to install libxslt-dev and libxml-dev in your system
# ie. on debian/ubuntu:
# sudo aptitude install libxslt1-dev libxml2-dev

Howdy is a tool that allows querying web dictionaries from a command line. Howdy enables “how” binary in your system. If for example you want to know what does ‘awesome’ mean than just issue:

$ how awesome

1.inspiring awe: an awesome sight. 
2.showing or characterized by awe.
3.Slang. very impressive: That new white convertible is totally awesome. 

$ how -c awesome 

1. dictionary.com - English dictionary
2. urbandictionary.com - Slang dictionary
3. dict.pl - Polish-English dictionary
4. ling.pl - Polish-English dictionary
Choose [1..4]: 3

fantastyczny; zachwycający; niesamowity

Configuration file is created on first howdy run. It’s available in $HOME/.howdy

Currently it handles only 1 option: default_dictionary Examples:

default_dictionary = dictionary.com

Or

default_dictionary = urbandictionary.com

Just pass one of available dictionaries listed below.

• urbandictionary.com

• dictionary.com

• dict.pl

• ling.pl

rubydoc.info/gems/howdy/frames

* Paweł Pacana http://github.com/pawelpacana

• Fork the project.

• Make your feature addition or bug fix.

• Add tests for it. This is important so I don’t break it in a future version unintentionally.

• Commit, do not mess with rakefile, version, or history. (if you want to have your own version, that is fine but

• bump version in a commit by itself I can ignore when I pull)

• Send me a pull request. Bonus points for topic branches.

Copyright © 2010 Michał Łomnicki. See LICENSE for details.