---
name: "mkbindic"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "canna"
version: "3.7p3-25"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mkbindic"
---

# mkbindic(1)

Convert a text-form dictionary into a binary-form dictionary

## NAME

mkbindic - Convert a text-form dictionary into a binary-form dictionary

## SYNOPSYS

**mkbindic \[-m \| -s\] \[-name *dicname*\] \[-c *version*\] *textfile***

## DESCRIPTION

**mkbindic** creates a binary-form dictionary (with extension .cbd or *dicname*) from a text-form dictionary *textfile*. With -c mkbindic creates old format dictionary. Current supported *version*s are 3.0 and 3.7.

## EXAMPLE

```
% mkbindic user.ctd
A binary-form dictionary user.cbd and a frequency dictionary
user.cld are created from a text-form dictionary user.ctd.
```

## ENVIRONMENT

- TMPDIR

  mkbindic uses the value of this variable for the working directory when it makes temporary files. The value defaults to /tmp if not specified.

## SEE ALSO

[dicar(1)](/dicar/1.md), [dpbindic(1)](/dpbindic/1.md)