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NAME

     mkesdb - generates conversion catalog for iconv(3)

SYNOPSIS

     mkesdb [-md] -o outfile infile

DESCRIPTION

     The mkesdb utility generates conversion catalog for the iconv(3) library.
     The generated data includes a list of supported encodings and their most
     important characteristics, like the pluggable module to use

     The following options are available:

     -d    Turns on debug mode.

     -m    Process directory catalog or alias file.  If not specified, the
           input file is treated as an encoding description.

     -o outfile
           Put generated binary data to outfile.

EXIT STATUS

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

SEE ALSO

     iconv(1), mkcsmapper(1), iconv(3)

HISTORY

     mkesdb first appeared in NetBSD 2.0, and made its appearance in
     FreeBSD 9.0.

AUTHORS

     This manual page was written by Gabor Kovesdan <gabor@FreeBSD.org>.

FreeBSD 15.1-STABLE-HBSD       November 1, 2009                      MKESDB(1)