---
name: "ldraw-mklist"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ldraw-mklist"
version: "2502+dfsg-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ldraw-mklist"
---

# ldraw-mklist(1)

create parts.lst files

## NAME

ldraw-mklist - create parts.lst files

## SYNOPSIS

**ldraw-mklist \[options\] \[-i** *parts* **\] \[-o** *file* **\]**

## DESCRIPTION

**ldraw-mklist** generates a parts.lst file from a *parts* directory for usage by other programs.

## OPTIONS

- \-h

  Display a help message

- \-n

  Sort by Number

- \-d

  Sort by Description

- \-c

  Check for duplicate descriptions. "parts.lst" unchanged.

- \-m

  Don't skip parts with "~Moved to xxx" description

- \-~

  Skip parts with ~ description, e.g. "~Winch  2 x  4 x  2 Top"

- \-i \<dir\>

  input directory, default is "PARTS" in current directory

- \-o \<file\>

  output filename, default is "parts.lst" in current directory

- \-f

  Force it to finish.  No prompts.

- \-q

  Quiet mode.  No warnings, and no prompts.

- \-8

  Use 8.3 names for compatibility.

- \-t

  Truncating descriptions to fit in an 80 char terminal window.

- \-r

  Ragged filename column.  Size it to fit short filenames.

- \-l

  Truncate Long descriptions at 64 chars.

- \-v

  Print verbose info.  Useful for debugging.

## FILES

*/usr/share/ldraw/*

The default location of the parts library

*/usr/share/ldraw/parts.lst*

The default location of the parts list

## AUTHOR

Johannes Schauer \<j.schauer at email dot de\>

## SEE ALSO

**ldview**(1), **ldglite**(5)