---
name: "gwc"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "geneweb"
version: "6.08+git20181019+dfsg-3"
release: "Debian 11 (Bullseye)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gwc"
---

# gwc(1)

Create a GeneWeb database

## NAME

gwc - Create a GeneWeb database

## SYNOPSIS

**gwc** \[ *options* \] \[ *files* \]\

## DESCRIPTION

*gwc* creates a starter database for use by  *GeneWeb.*

The primary documentation of *gwc* is in the HTML documentation, which you can find in the documentation directory (/usr/share/doc/geneweb on Debian systems).\
 Please look there for complete and up-to-date documentation.

## OPTIONS

- **-help**

  command-line help

- **-o \<file\>**

  output database (default: a.gwb)

- **-c**

  only compiling

- **-f**

  Remove database if already existing

- **-stats**

  Print statistics

- **-nc**

  No consistency check

- **-cg**

  Compute consanguinity

- **-sep**

  Separate all persons in next file

- **-sh \<int\>**

  Shift all persons numbers in next files

- **-ds**

  set the source field for persons and families without source data

- **-mem**

  Save memory, but slower

- **-nolock**

  do not lock database

## SEE ALSO

[gwc2(1)](/gwc2/1.md)