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

# mkdic(1)

Tool for creating a user dictionary

## NAME

mkdic - Tool for creating a user dictionary

## SYNOPSIS

**mkdic \[{-cs\|-cannaserver} *canna-server*\] \[-s\] \[- \| -l *local-file*\] *remote-dic***

## DESCRIPTION

mkdic creates user dictionary named *remote-dic* in the user dictionary  directory of the remote host, on which *cannaserver*(1M) is in operation.  Dictionary file name *remote-dic* is assigned to this file at this time.

If the - and -l option isn't specified, mkdic creates an empty dictionary.

If the - option is specified, the standard input will be used as the  dictionary file. If the -l option is specified, *local-file* will be  used as the dictionary file.

If the user dictionary directory does not exist, it will be created.

Dictionary directory file — dics.dir — is rewritten automatically after the registering. The registered dictionary can thus be used by writing the  dictionary name into the customize file.

## OPTIONS

- \-cs *canna-server* (or -cannaserver *canna-server*)

  Specifies the server machine that contains the dictionary to be created.

- \-s

  Indicates that the dictionary to be created is an adjunct dictionary.   If this option is omitted, the dictionary will be created as an  independent-word one.

- \-l *local-file*

  Registers the input data from *local-file*.

- \-

  The standard input will be used as the dictionary file.

## EXAMPLES

- (1)

  If you want to creat an empty dictionary file:

  ```
    % mkdic test
  ```

- (2)

  If you want to register the input data from the standard input:

  ```
    % mkdic test -
  ```

Registers the input data from the standard input, in the  user dictionary directory under dictionary name \`\`test''.  The  following line is then added to dictionary directory file  — dics.dir — :

```
          user1.t(.mwd) -test-
```

- (3)

  If the dictionary file is specified:

  ```
    % mkdic test -l test1.t
  ```

Registers independent-word dictionary file \`\`test1.t'' in the remote host's  user dictionary directory under dictionary name \`\`test''.  The following  line is then added to dics.dir:

```
         user1.t(.mvd) -test-
```

user1.t is a dictionary file name generated automatically by the system.

## SEE ALSO

[catdic(1)](/catdic/1.md), cannaserver(1M), [lsdic(1)](/lsdic/1.md)