---
name: "dicar"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "canna"
version: "3.7p3-25"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dicar"
---

# dicar(1)

Archive Binary Dictionary

## NAME

dicar - Archive Binary Dictionary

## SYNOPSYS

**dicar** **-t** *bindic1*\
 **dicar** **-x** *bindic1* \[ **bindic2** \]\
 **dicar** **-r** *bindic1* *bindic2*\
 **dicar** **-d** *bindic1* *bindic2*\

## DESCRIPTION

*dicar* archives binary dictionary *bindic1.* The hyphen of each option may be omitted.

## OPTIONS

- **-t**

  Displays the dictionaries contained in binary dictionary file *bindic1.* Each displayed name of the dictionaries consists of the text file name followed by extension '.d'.  This text file name is that before the dictionary file is converted into the binary file.

- **-x**

  Fetches dictionary  *bindic2* from *bindic1.* *Bindic2* consists of the text file name followed by extension '.d'.  This text file name is that before the dictionary file is converted into the binary file. The fetched file *bindic2* becomes a dictionary file in binary format. If *bindic2* is omitted, all dictionaries within *bindic1* will be fetched.

- **-r**

  Adds to *bindic1,* all dictionaries that are contained in the dictionary file specified in *bindic2.* Any dictionary in  *bindic1* that is contained in  *bindic1 is overwritten.*

- **-d**

  Deletes *bindic2* from *bindic1.*

## EXAMPLES

```
% ls
chimei.d shima.d
% dicar -t shima.d
(Text dictionary file name = Directory size + Word size, packed)
% dicar r shima.d shima.mwd.d (Replaces shima.mwd.d.)
% dicar r shima.d chimedi.d (Adds chimedi.d to shima.d.)
% dicar -t shma.d
(Text dictionary file name = Directory size + Word size, packed)
```

## SEE ALSO

[dpbindic(1)](/dpbindic/1.md), [mkbindic(1)](/mkbindic/1.md)