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

# mvdic(1)

Tool for renaming a user dictionary

## NAME

mvdic - Tool for renaming a user dictionary

## SYNOPSIS

**mvdic \[{-cs\|-cannaserver} *canna-server*\] *from-dic* *to-dic***

## DESCRIPTION

mvdic changes the name of the specified user dictionary from *from-dic* to  *to-dic*.  Dictionary directory file — dics.dir — is rewritten  correspondingly to this.

After the changing, the old dictionary name of the customize file must be  deleted.

The dictionary in use (i.e., the currently mounted dictionary) cannot be  deleted.

## OPTION

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

  Specifies the name of the server machine that contains the dictionary to  be renamed.

## SEE ALSO

[cpdic(1)](/cpdic/1.md), [lsdic(1)](/lsdic/1.md), [mkdic(1)](/mkdic/1.md), [rmdic(1)](/rmdic/1.md)