---
name: "mkesdb"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "dcmtk"
version: "3.7.1-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux", "freebsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mkesdb"
---

# mkesdb(1)

Create encoding scheme database (esdb) files for oficonv

## NAME

mkesdb - Create encoding scheme database (esdb) files for oficonv

## SYNOPSIS

```
mkesdb [-d] [-m] [-o outfile] infile
```

## DESCRIPTION

The **mkesdb** utility generates a conversion catalog for the oficonv library. The generated data includes a list of supported encodings and their most important characteristics, such as the decoder module to use.

## PARAMETERS

```
infile  input file (from oficonv/datasrc/esdb) to be converted
```

## OPTIONS

### general options

```
  -d    debug mode, print debug information
  -m    process directory catalog or alias file,
        instead of an encoding description
  -o    [f]ilename: string
        store output in file f
```

## EXIT STATUS

The **mkesdb** utility exits 0 on success, and \>0 if an error occurs.

## SEE ALSO

[**mkcsmapper**(1)](/mkcsmapper/1.md)

## COPYRIGHT

This man page is derived from the FreeBSD mkesdb man page, Copyright (C) 2009 Gabor Kovesdan gabor@FreeBSD.org