CDTOA(1)

✨ NAME ✨

cdtoa — bestie, this is the girlie whose whole job is converting the binary format of a dictionary back to text format. that's it, that's the gig 💅

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

cdtoa [-n] [-s] [-z] [-e] [-E] infilename
       [-h cixingfile ]  [ usagefreqfile ]

🦋 DEFAULT PATH 🦋

/usr/local/bin/cWnn4/cdtoa

that's where she lives, come visit 🫶

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

okay so picture this: you've got a dictionary sitting in binary format and you want it back as text format. that's literally what cdtoa does, and she outputs everything to standard output (stdout). no cap ✨

infilename is the name of the input binary format dictionary. like, the thing you're feeding her.

and if you wanna catch that output in a file, just pipe it with the > command. for example:

cdtoa  dict.dic  >  dict.u

so in that little scenario, dict.u is the output text format dictionary, and dict.dic is the input binary format dictionary. iconic teamwork tbh 💖

now — usagefreqfile may indicate more than one user usage frequency files (for a particular user). those usage frequency deets will be reflected in the text format dictionary created. so she's not just translating, she's remembering your vibe 👑

💅 OPTIONS 💅

• -s — orders the entries in the text dictionary according to Pinyin or Zhuyin. sorting queen behavior fr fr
• -n — attaches sequence numbers to the output. numbered like a lil countdown 🎀
• -z — converts the binary format back to text format in Zhuyin. (note: default is Pinyin, so this is the switch-up ✨)
• -e — if the Hanzi inside the text dictionary contains characters such as space and tab, they will be compacted to special format. (Default, so this is her factory setting 💖)
• -E — if the Hanzi inside the text dictionary contains characters such as space and tab, they will NOT be compacted to special format. the rebel option 😤
• -h cixingfile — specifies the Cixing definition file. hand her the file, she knows what to do 🦋

🌈 NOTE 🌈

1. the parts in [ ] are options. they may be omitted. (yes bestie, brackets = optional, you got this)
2. the Pinyin and Zhuyin dictionary has the same format. twins fr 👯
3. the default conversion result of the text dictionary is in Pinyin. so if you don't say anything, that's what you're getting 💜

lowkey important: -e is the default and -E is the opposite of it — don't mix them up or you'll be like "why is my output shaped like that 😭"

that's the whole page, babe — go convert some dictionaries, you absolute main character 💖

this lil classic is from the General Commands Manual, dated 13 May 1992, and it's page CDTOA(1) — yeah she's vintage and she still ate 🎀✨