---
name: "dictconv"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "dictconv"
version: "0.2-7.2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dictconv"
---

# dictconv(1)

dictionary file converter

## NAME

DictConv: - dictionary file converter

## SYNOPSIS

**dictconv** \[*-hv*\] *-o OUTPUT\_FILE INPUT\_FILE*

## DESCRIPTION

Convert INPUT\_FILE dictionary to OUTPUT\_FILE dictionary. The extension of file determines the dictionary type.

- **-o**

  OUTPUT\_FILE       path to target dictionary

- INPUT\_FILE

  path to source dictionary

- **-h**

  print help message and exit

- \-?

  print help message and exit

- **-v**

  shows the version information and exit

### INPUT\_FILE can be:

-

  Babylon Glossary (.bgl) Freedict dictionary (.tei) Sdictionary dictionary (.dct) StarDict dictionary (.ifo)

### OUTPUT\_FILE can be:

-

  DICT dictionary (.index) PlainText dictionary (.dic) StarDict dictionary (.ifo)

Convert INPUT\_FILE dictionary to OUTPUT\_FILE dictionary. The extension of file determines the dictionary type.

- **-o**

  OUTPUT\_FILE       path to target dictionary

- INPUT\_FILE

  path to source dictionary

- **-h**

  print help message and exit

- \-?

  print help message and exit

- **-v**

  shows the version information and exit

### INPUT\_FILE can be:

-

  Babylon Glossary (.bgl) Freedict dictionary (.tei) Sdictionary dictionary (.dct) StarDict dictionary (.ifo)

### OUTPUT\_FILE can be:

-

  DICT dictionary (.index) PlainText dictionary (.dic) StarDict dictionary (.ifo)

## SEE ALSO

DictConv homepage: http://ktranslator.sourceforge.net/

The GNU General Public License.

## AUTHOR

DictConv was written by Raul Fernandes \<rgfbr@yahoo.com.br\>.

This manual page was written by Francesco Namuri with help2man tool.