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/usr/bin/makeconv

International Components for Unicode library

From icu 79.1-r2 (os), captured 2026-11-10 by running makeconv --help (exit 1). permalink

usage: /usr/bin/makeconv [-options] files...
	read .ucm codepage mapping files and write .cnv files
options:
	-h or -? or --help  this usage text
	-V or --version     show a version message
	-c or --copyright   include a copyright notice
	-d or --destdir     destination directory, followed by the path
	-v or --verbose     Turn on verbose output
	-q or --quiet       do not display warnings and progress
	-s or --sourcedir   source directory, followed by the path
	      --small       Generate smaller .cnv files. They will be
	                    significantly smaller but may not be compatible with
	                    older versions of ICU and will require heap memory
	                    allocation when loaded.
	      --ignore-siso-check         Use SI/SO other than 0xf/0xe.
Options (9)
OptionDescriptionSource
-h, -?, --helpPrint help about usage and exit.help + man
-V, --versionshow a version messagehelp
-c, --copyrightInclude a copyright notice in the binary data.help + man
-d, --destdir destinationSet the destination directory to destination.help + man
-v, --verboseDisplay extra informative messages during execution.help + man
-q, --quietdo not display warnings and progresshelp
-s, --sourcedirsource directory, followed by the pathhelp
--smallGenerate smaller .cnv files.help
--ignore-siso-checkUse SI/SO other than 0xf/0xe.help

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