---
name: "XMCreateDB"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "scim-python-xingma"
version: "0.1.13~rc1-3"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/XMCreateDB"
---

# XMCreateDB(1)

create database for XingMa input method

## NAME

XMCreateDB - create database for XingMa input method

## SYNOPSIS

**XMCreateDB** \[*options*\]

## OPTIONS

- **-h**, **--help**

  show this help message and exit

- **-n** NAME, **--name**=*NAME*

  set the database name we will use, default is none

- **-s** SOURCE, **--source**=*SOURCE*

  tell me which file is the source file of IME, default is xingma.txt.bz2

- **-p** PINYIN, **--pinyin**=*PINYIN*

  tell me which file is the source file of pinyin, default is /usr/share/scimpython/data/pinyin\_table.txt

- **-o**, **--no-create-index**

  do not create index on database, only for distrubution purpose, normal user should not invoke this flag!

- **-i**, **--create-index-only**

  only create index on exist database

- **-d**, **--debug**

  print extra debug messages

- **-h**, **--help**

  show this help message and exit

- **-n** NAME, **--name**=*NAME*

  set the database name we will use, default is none

- **-s** SOURCE, **--source**=*SOURCE*

  tell me which file is the source file of IME, default is xingma.txt.bz2

- **-p** PINYIN, **--pinyin**=*PINYIN*

  tell me which file is the source file of pinyin, default is /usr/share/scimpython/data/pinyin\_table.txt

- **-o**, **--no-create-index**

  do not create index on database, only for distrubution purpose, normal user should not invoke this flag!

- **-i**, **--create-index-only**

  only create index on exist database

- **-d**, **--debug**

  print extra debug messages

## SEE ALSO

[**scim**(1)](/scim/1.md)