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    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "dict_lookup",
    "section": "1",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/dict_lookup/1/json",
    "generated": "2026-06-15T13:39:40Z",
    "synopsis": "dictlookuop [options]",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "dictlookup - DICT Protocol Client\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "dictlookuop [options]\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "dictlookup reads X selection, then open terminal emulator and run dict client in it allowing\nuser to view content using pager.  It makes sense to configure  launching  dictlookup  on  a\nkeyboard shortcut in the window manager.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "OPTIONS": {
            "content": "",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "-h",
                    "content": "",
                    "flag": "-h"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-x",
                    "content": "",
                    "flag": "-x"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-x",
                    "content": "",
                    "flag": "-x"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-s",
                    "content": "",
                    "flag": "-s"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-q",
                    "content": "query, if it is specified, X selection is not read.\n",
                    "flag": "-q"
                }
            ]
        },
        "ENVIRONMENT": {
            "content": "dictlookup  recognizes  the following environment variables.  The default value is specified\nin square brackets.\n\nDAWKPROG\nAWK interpreter to use.  [awk]\n\nDXCLIPPROG\nxclip application.  [xclip]\n\nDXTERMPROG\nxterm or equivalent terminal emulator.  [xterm]\n\nDUTF8LOCALE\nUTF-8 locale.  [first available UTF-8 locale on system]\n\nDDICTPROG\nDictionary client program.  [dict]\n\nDDICTSERVER\nOption for dictionary client specifying the server.  [-h dict.org]\n\nDDICTPORT\nOption for dictionary client specifying the port.  [-p 2628]\n\nDDICTDBOPT\nOption for dictionary client specifying the database.  [-d foldoc]\n\nDXTERMCLASS\nOption for terminal emulator specifying the class.  [-class XTerm]\n\nDXTERMNAME\nOption for terminal emulator specifying the name.  [-name xtermdict]\n\nDXTERMTITLE\nOption for terminal emulator specifying the title.  [-title dictlookup]\n\nDTEXTWIDTH\nProgram calculating text width for given text.  [cyrillictextwidth]\ncyrillictextwidth doesn't work correctly for  Japanese,  Korean,  Chinese  and  some\nother languages.\n\nDTERMX\nTerminal emulator X coordinate.  [+200]\n\nDTERMY\nTerminal emulator Y coordinate.  [+200]\n\nDTERMH\nTerminal emulator height.  [+40]\n\nDPAGER\nPager.  [less -R]\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "dict(1), less(1), xterm(1), dictd(8), http://www.dict.org, RFC 2229\n\n\n\n9 January 2011                             DICTLOOKUP(1)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "dictlookup - DICT Protocol Client",
    "flags": [
        {
            "flag": "-h",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": ""
        },
        {
            "flag": "-x",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": ""
        },
        {
            "flag": "-x",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": ""
        },
        {
            "flag": "-s",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": ""
        },
        {
            "flag": "-q",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": "query, if it is specified, X selection is not read."
        }
    ],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "dict",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/dict/1/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "less",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/less/1/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "xterm",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/xterm/1/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "dictd",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/dictd/8/json"
        }
    ]
}