A shell script for dict to display its output with less.

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This is a simple bash script for dict to display its output with less. If you want to use the script copy it to file under /bin or under /home if you prefer. Don't forget to make the script executable.

The shell script checks the number of parameters passed to it. If the number of parameters is one,

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dict search_word | less

is executed. If not, the script issues an error depending on the number of parameters passed.

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#!/bin/bash

if (($# == 1));
	then dict $1 | less
	else 	  
		if (($# > 1)); then
			echo "Only one word is allowed."
			exit 0
		fi
		echo "You must type a word to search."
fi

exit 0