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# Read a random word from the dictionary and try to get its definition from
# Merriam-Webster.
function word-of-the-day {
	local file="${1:-/usr/share/dict/words}";
	if ! [ -r "$file" ]; then
		echo "Cannot read from dictionary file: $file" 1>&2;
		return 1;
	fi;
	local IFS=$'\n' words=($(<"$file"));
	local num_words=${#words[@]};

janmoesen

# ============== shell
# Case-insensitive globbing.
shopt -s nocaseglob;

# Do not overwrite files when redirecting using ">", ">&" or "<>".
# Note that you can still override this with ">|".
set -o noclobber;

# UTF-8 all the way.
export LC_ALL='en_GB.UTF-8';