---
name: "edict-grep"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "edict"
version: "2024.08.08-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/edict-grep"
---

# edict-grep(1)

search EDICT files with specific queries

## 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\>