---
name: "lookupconfig"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "lookup"
version: "1.08b-14"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lookupconfig"
---

# lookupconfig(8)

program to create index files for lookup program.

## NAME

lookupconfig - program to create index files for lookup program.

## SYNOPSIS

**lookupconfig**\
 **lookupconfig** *dict ...*

## DESCRIPTION

**lookupconfig** make index files for lookup programs. If arguments are given,  **lookupconfig** make index files of dictionaries specified by arguments. Without arguments,  **lookupconfig** make index files all available dictionaries.

## FILES

- */usr/share/edict*

  Directory for dictionaries in *edict* format.

- */var/lib/lookup*

  Directory for index files. Symbolic links to dictionries must exists in this directory.

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Hayao Nakahara \<nakahara@debian.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).