Mer is a small dictionary CLI application based on Merriam-Webster free Collegiate Dictionary API.
You have to provide your own API key in order to use this app.
Create your own API key for free here.
This application requires a working Go environment. See the installation instructions for Go.
If you already have a working Go environment, you can use the command below.
$ go get -u github.com/ideaspaper/mer
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$ mer
or$ mer --help
Display help.
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$ mer search [word]
Search the meaning of a word. Only accept exactly 1 argument, which is the word you want to search.
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$ mer key
Read your API key from config file.
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$ mer key [key]
Write your API key to config file.
If no mer_config.env
existed in the binary path yet, those commands will create empty mer_config.env
instead.