---
name: "skksearch"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "skksearch"
version: "0.0-26+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/skksearch"
---

# skksearch(8)

yet another SKK Dictionary server

## NAME

skksearch - yet another SKK Dictionary server

## SYNOPSIS

**skksearch** \[-l *digit*\] \[-f *logfile*\] \[-s\]\[-c *config*\] *type*:*file* ...

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.

**skksearch** is a dictionary server for the SKK Japanese input method system. **skksearch** is normally invoked by the Internet server (see [**inetd**(8)](/inetd/8.md)) for requests to connect to the **skkserv** port as indicated by the /etc/services file (see [**services**(5)](/services/5.md)).

## OPTIONS

**skksearch** program accepts the following options:

- **-l** *digit*

  specify loglevel -1 to 7.

- **-f** *logfile*

  output debug message to *logfile*.

- **-s**

  Use syslog.

- **-c** *config*

  indicates *config* file which contains the specifications of dictionaries.

- *type***:***file*

  **skksearch** program supports the following dictionary types.

  - **db**

    Berkeley DB

  - **cdb**

    constant database (see tinycdb).

  - **plain**

    plain text like SKK-JISYO.L

  - **dummy**

    dummy dictionary for debugging.

**skksearch** can take multiple dictionaries.

## EXAMPLES

Insert the following line in inetd.conf, and restart inetd.

skkserv stream  tcp  nowait nobody /usr/sbin/tcpd /usr/sbin/skksearch -c /etc/skksearch.conf

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Fumitoshi UKAI \<ukai@debian.or.jp\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).