Get the definition of a french word from the command-line shell.

robert.sh

#!/bin/bash

# INSTALL: Put this in a shell script (eg, `~/bin/robert`).
# USE: `$ robert anticonstitutionnellement`.

wordId=$(curl "http://petitrobert.bvdep.com/list.asp?word=$1" \
    -b "PR1Login=OK" 2>/dev/null \
    | sed -En "/onload/{s/.*'([A-Z0-9]+)'.*/\1/
    p
    }")

open "http://petitrobert.bvdep.com/doc.asp?doc=$wordId" >/dev/null 2>&1