---
name: "bnibuild"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pvpgn"
version: "1.99.7.2.1+dfsg-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bnibuild"
---

# bnibuild(1)

build a Battle.net icon file from a directory of Targa icon files

## NAME

bnibuild - build a Battle.net icon file from a directory of Targa icon files

## SYNOPSIS

**bnibuild** \[*options*\] \[--\] *inputdir* \[*bnifile*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**bnibuild** is a simple program which will convert a directory with a text file named *bniindex.lst* and associated Targa image file into a single Battle.net icon file.

If *bnifile* is not specified or is specified as "-", the standard output will be used.

FIXME: specify format of bniindex.lst

## OPTIONS

- **-h --help --usage**

  Print usage information and exit.

- **-v --version**

  Print its version number and exit.

- **--**

  Signal end of options.  Any further arguments will be treated as filenames even if they begin with a "-".

## NOTES

The current version is available with the bnetd distribution at:

*http://www.bnetd.org/*

## BUGS

The purpose of some of the fields in the BNI format are not known.  Only true-color formats are currently supported.

## SEE ALSO

[**bnetd**(1)](/bnetd/1.md), [**bni2tga**(1)](/bni2tga/1.md), [**bniextract**(1)](/bniextract/1.md), [**bnilist**(1)](/bnilist/1.md), [**tgainfo**(1)](/tgainfo/1.md)

## AUTHORS

- Marco Ziech (*mmz@gmx.net*) and

  Ross Combs (*ross@bnetd.org*)