---
name: "diameterc"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "erlang-diameter"
version: "29.1.1-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/diameterc"
---

# diameterc(1)

Compile a diameter dictionary to Erlang source

## NAME

diameterc - Compile a diameter dictionary to Erlang source

## SYNOPSIS

diameterc \[\<options\>\] \<file\>

## DESCRIPTION

The diameterc utility is used to compile a diameter dictionary file into Erlang source. The resulting source implements the interface diameter required to encode and decode the dictionary's messages and AVPs.

The module *diameter\_make* provides an alternate compilation interface.

## USAGE

Compile a single dictionary file to Erlang source. Valid options are as follows.

\-i \<dir\>

Prepend the specified directory to the code path. Use to point at beam files compiled from inherited dictionaries, @inherits in a dictionary file creating a beam dependency, not an erl/hrl dependency.

Multiple *-i* options can be specified.

\-o \<dir\>

Write generated source to the specified directory. Defaults to the current working directory.

\-E

Suppress  *.erl* file generation.

\-H

Suppress  *.hrl* file generation.

\--name \<name\>

Name the output module.

\--prefix \<prefix\>

Transform the input dictionary before compilation, setting @name or @prefix to the specified string.

\--inherits \<arg\>

Transform the input dictionary before compilation, appending @inherits of the specified string.

Two forms of *--inherits* have special meaning:

-

  ```
  --inherits -
  --inherits Prev/Mod
  ```

The first has the effect of clearing any previous inherits, the second of replacing a previous inherits of *Prev* to one of *Mod*. This allows the semantics of the input dictionary to be changed without modifying the file itself.

Multiple *--inherits* options can be specified.

\--indirect-inherits

Enables indirect inherits feature, see more here.

## EXIT STATUS

Returns 0 on success, non-zero on failure.

## SEE ALSO

*diameter\_make*, [diameter\_dict(4)](/diameter_dict/4.md)