---
name: "tkdict"
section: "1p"
platform: "linux"
package: "libnet-dict-perl"
version: "2.22-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/tkdict"
---

# tkdict(1p)

a perl client for accessing network dictionary servers

## NAME

tkdict - a perl client for accessing network dictionary servers

## SYNOPSIS

tkdict \[OPTIONS\]

## DESCRIPTION

**tkdict** is a Perl/Tk client for the Dictionary server protocol (DICT), which is used to query natural dictionaries hosted on a remote machine.

At the moment it's not very user oriented, since I've just been creating an interface to the protocol.

There is more information available in the **Help** menu when running **tkdict**.

## OPTIONS

- **-h** *server* or **-host** *server*

  The hostname for the DICT server.

- **-p** *port* or **-port** *port*

  Specify the port for connections (default is 2628, from RFC 2229).

- **-c** *string* or **-client** *string*

  Specify the CLIENT identification string sent to the DICT server.

- **-help**

  Display a short help message including command-line options.

- **-doc**

  Display the full documentation for **tkdict**.

- **-version**

  Display the version of **tkdict**

- **-verbose**

  Display verbose information as **tkdict** runs.

- **-debug**

  Display debugging information as **tkdict** runs. Useful mainly for developers.

## KNOWN BUGS AND LIMITATIONS

- •

  **tkdict** doesn't know how to handle firewalls.

- •

  The authentication aspects of RFC 2229 aren't currently supported.

- •

  See the **ToDo** page under the **Help** menu.

## SEE ALSO

- www.dict.org

  The DICT home page, with all sorts of useful information. There are a number of other DICT clients available.

- dict

  The C dict client written by Rik Faith; the options are pretty much lifted from Rik's client.

- RFC 2229

  The document which defines the DICT network protocol.

  http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/htbin/rfc/rfc2229.html

- Net::Dict

  The perl module which implements the client API for RFC 2229. It includes a command-line perl client, **dict**, as well as **tkdict**.

## VERSION

`$Revision:` 1.1.1.1 $

## AUTHOR

Neil Bowers \<neil@bowers.com\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2001-2002 Neil Bowers. All rights reserved.

This script is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.