---
name: "djvubind"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "djvubind"
version: "1.2.1-7"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/djvubind"
---

# djvubind(1)

Create high-quality djvu files, including positional ocr, metadata, and bookmarks.

## NAME

djvubind - Create high-quality djvu files, including positional ocr, metadata, and bookmarks.

## SYNOPSIS

*djvubind* \[--quiet\] \[--verbose\] \[--no-ocr\]\
          \[--bookmarks=\<filename\>\] \[--metadata=\<filename\>\]\
          \[--cover-front=\<filename\>\] \[--cover-back=\<filename\>\]\
          \[--ocr-engine=(tesseract\|cuneiform)\]\
          \[--tesseract-options=\<string\>\] \[--cuneiform-options=\<string\>\]\
          \[--title-start=\<filename\>\] \[--title-uppercase\] \[--title-exclude=\<filename\>:\<string\>\]\
          **directory**

## DESCRIPTION

Djvubind facilitates creating high-quality djvu files, especially digital versions of scanned books. It functions as a wrapper that combines the djvulibre tools, minidjvu, and various ocr engines to provide a simple, single command creation of a djvu file.

## TITLE EXAMPLES

Suppose your directory contains the following: page\_000.tif, page\_001.tif, page002.tif, page\_003.tif, page\_004.tif

    command: djvubind --title-start=page\_002.tif\
     titles:  i, ii, 1, 2, 3

    command: djvubind --title-start=page\_002.tif --title-exclude=page\_003.tif:blank\
     titles:  i, ii, 1, blank, 2

Front and back cover images, if present, are automatically given titles of "cover" and "back cover".  If --title-start is not given, no pages will be titled.

## OPTIONS

- **--bookmarks=\<filename\>**

  Specifies an alternate bookmarks file.  The format of this file should be similar to what is produced by "djvused -e 'print-outline'".  By default, "bookmarks" is used if present.

- **--cover-front=\<filename\>**

  Specifies an alternate front cover image.  By default, "cover\_front.jpg" is used if present.

- **--cover-back=\<filename\>**

  Specifies an alternate back cover image.  By default, "cover\_back.jpg" is used if present.

- **--metadata=\<filename\>**

  Specifies an alternate metadata file.  The format of this file should be similar to what is produced by "djvused -e 'print-meta'".  By default, "metadata" is used if present.

- **--no-ocr**

  Images will not be processed for text content.

- **--ocr-engine=(tesseract\|cuneiform)**

  Specifies which ocr engine to use.  Tesseract is the default.

**--tesseract-options=\<string\>** **--cuneiform-options=\<string\>**

Passes custom options to the respective ocr engine (see their manpages for options).

- **--title-start=\<filename\>**

  Prior to this image, pages will be titled with roman numerals (i, ii, iii...).  Starting with this page, they will be titled with arabic numerals (1, 2, 3...)

- **--title-uppercase**

  Roman numeral titles will be in uppercase (I, II, III...).

- **--title-exclude=\<filename\>:\<string\>**

  This image will not be included in sequential page titling.  If you want a unique title, append a colon and the title.

- **-q \| --quiet**

  No status information will be given.

- **-v \| --verbose**

  Additional information will be given, which is intended to help debugging.

## AUTHOR

Written by Adam A. Zajac \<strider1551@gmail.com\>