MKESDB(1)		  BSD General Commands Manual		     MKESDB(1)

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), iconv(3), mkcsmapper(1)

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⟩.

BSD			       November 1, 2009 			   BSD