commands.sh

mkid

linux

Build an ID database for use with `lid` and other idutils tools.

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Options (4)

-o, --outputboolean

Build an ID database and save it to a specific file

Example: mkid {{[-o|--output]}} {{path/to/database.id}}
-i, --includeboolean

Include only specific languages

Example: mkid {{[-i|--include]}} "{{language1 language2 ...}}"
-p, --pruneboolean

Exclude specific directories from indexing

Example: mkid {{[-p|--prune]}} {{path/to/excluded_directory}}
-s, --statisticsboolean

Display statistics after building the database

Example: mkid {{[-s|--statistics]}}

Examples (6)

Build an ID database for the current directory

Build an ID database for specific directories

mkid path/to/directory1 path/to/directory2 ...

Build an ID database and save it to a specific file

mkid [-o|--output] path/to/database.id

Include only specific languages

mkid [-i|--include] "language1 language2 ..."

Exclude specific directories from indexing

mkid [-p|--prune] path/to/excluded_directory

Display statistics after building the database

mkid [-s|--statistics]
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