---
name: "cdtoa"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "freewnn-cserver"
version: "1.1.1~a021+cvs20130302-7+b2"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cdtoa"
---

# cdtoa(1)

To convert the binary format of a dictionary back to text format.

## NAME

cdtoa - To convert the binary format of a dictionary back to\
         text format.

## SYNOPSIS

cdtoa  \[-n\] \[-s\] \[-z\] \[-e\] \[-E\]   *infilename*\
        \[-h  *cixingfile* \]  \[ *usagefreqfile* \]

## DEFAULT PATH

/usr/local/bin/cWnn4/cdtoa

## DESCRIPTION

To convert the binary format of the dictionary to text

format, and output to standard output(stdout).

*infilename* is the name of the input binary format

dictionary.

The output may be piped into a file by using the "\>"

command.  For example,

        cdtoa  dict.dic  \>  dict.u

"dict.u" here is the output text format dictionary, while the "dict.dic"  is the input binary format dictionary.

*usagefreqfile* may indicate more than one user usage  frequency files (for a particular user).  These usage frequency information  will be reflected in the text format dictionary created.

## OPTIONS

- \-s

  To order the entries in text dictionary according to Pinyin or Zhuyin.

- \-n

  To attach sequence numbers to the output.

- \-z

  To convert the binary format back to text format in Zhuyin.

  (Note: default is Pinyin)

- \-e

  If the Hanzi inside the text dictionary contains characters such as space  and tab, they will be compacted to special format. (Default)

- \-E

  If the Hanzi inside the text dictionary contains characters such as space  and tab, they will NOT be compacted to special format.

- \-h

  *cixingfile*

  To specify the Cixing definition file.

## NOTE

- 1\.

  The parts in \[ \] are options.  They may be omitted.

- 2\.

  The Pinyin and Zhuyin dictionary has the same format.

- 3\.

  The default conversion result of the text dictionary is in Pinyin.