shabd 1.1

A command-line English dictionary tool

Shabd

A command-line English dictionary tool for quick word lookups.

Features

• Lookup English word meanings directly from your terminal
• Caches previously looked up words for offline access
• Simple and straightforward command-line interface

Installation

You can install Shabd from PyPI:

pip install shabd

Or install directly from the repository:

git clone https://github.com/spignelon/shabd.git
cd shabd
pip install .

Usage

Basic usage:

# Look up a single word
shabd apple

# Look up a phrase
shabd "machine learning"

Options:

# Display help
shabd --help

# Display version
shabd --version

On first run, Shabd will create a database file .shabd.db in your home directory to cache word lookups.

How It Works

Shabd fetches word definitions from the Cambridge Dictionary website and stores them locally for faster future lookups. The tool stores all looked-up words in a SQLite database located at ~/.shabd.db in your home directory.

License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.

This project is the continuation of the cambridge-dictionary project.