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MKBINDIC(1)		     General Commands Manual		     MKBINDIC(1)

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 versions 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), dpbindic(1)

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