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| layout | title | slug | date | categories |
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| post | 2017 roundup part 1: Thes gem | thes-gem | 2018-01-16 07:00:00 +0000 | ruby gems foss |
When writing, I often need to refer to a thesaurus. But I find visiting the best online option, www.thesaurus.com, to be an unpleasant and distracting experience.
So I decided to write a tool to improve matters. It's called thes and while it's a very simple utility, it's also one that I've found consistently useful and time-saving over the last few months.
The idea is simple: simply enter thes <some search term>, and the gem will search www.thesaurus.com and print the results straight back to the console in table format. Think of it as a command-line thesaurus client, with no bandwidth-wasting JavaScript, assets and adverts or annoyingly colourful design!
Here's an example of entering thes incredible:
Thes is available as a gem:
gem install thes
or, alternatively, on GitHub: https://github.com/rfwatson/thes