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    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "GENCNVAL",
    "section": "",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/GENCNVAL/json",
    "generated": "2026-10-22T13:12:12Z",
    "synopsis": "gencnval  [ -h, -?, --help ] [ -v, --verbose ] [ -c, --copyright ] [ -s, --sourcedir source ]\n[ -d, --destdir destination ] [ converterfile ]",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "gencnval - compile the converters aliases file\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "gencnval  [ -h, -?, --help ] [ -v, --verbose ] [ -c, --copyright ] [ -s, --sourcedir source ]\n[ -d, --destdir destination ] [ converterfile ]\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "gencnval converts the ICU aliases file converterfile into the binary file cnvalias.icu.  This\nbinary file can then be read directly by ICU, or used by pkgdata(1) for incorporation into  a\nlarger archive or library.\n\nIf converterfile is not provided, the default ICU convrtrs.txt file is used.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "OPTIONS": {
            "content": "",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "-h -? --help",
                    "content": "Print help about usage and exit.\n",
                    "flag": "-?",
                    "long": "--help"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-v --verbose",
                    "content": "Display  verbose  output.  This  information can include information about conflicting\naliases and the converters the aliases resolve to.\n",
                    "flag": "-v",
                    "long": "--verbose"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-c --copyright",
                    "content": "Include a copyright notice in the binary data.\n",
                    "flag": "-c",
                    "long": "--copyright"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-s --sourcedir _",
                    "content": "Set the source directory to source.  The default source directory is specified by  the\nenvironment variable ICUDATA.\n",
                    "flag": "-s",
                    "long": "--sourcedir"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-d --destdir _",
                    "content": "Set  the  destination  directory to destination.  The default destination directory is\nspecified by the environment variable ICUDATA.\n",
                    "flag": "-d",
                    "long": "--destdir"
                }
            ]
        },
        "ENVIRONMENT": {
            "content": "ICUDATA  Specifies the directory containing ICU data. Defaults to ${prefix}/share/icu/74.2/.\nSome tools in ICU depend on the presence of the trailing slash. It is  thus  impor‐\ntant to make sure that it is present if ICUDATA is set.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "FILES": {
            "content": "icu/source/data/mappings/convrtrs.txt   Description  of  ICU's  converters and their aliases.\nThis data file is not normally installed, and  it  is\navailable as a part of ICU source code.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "VERSION": {
            "content": "74.2\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "COPYRIGHT": {
            "content": "Copyright (C) 2000-2004 IBM, Inc. and others.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "pkgdata(1)\n\nICU MANPAGE                                 11 March 2004                                GENCNVAL(1)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "gencnval - compile the converters aliases file",
    "flags": [
        {
            "flag": "-?",
            "long": "--help",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Print help about usage and exit."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-v",
            "long": "--verbose",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Display verbose output. This information can include information about conflicting aliases and the converters the aliases resolve to."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-c",
            "long": "--copyright",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Include a copyright notice in the binary data."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-s",
            "long": "--sourcedir",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Set the source directory to source. The default source directory is specified by the environment variable ICUDATA."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-d",
            "long": "--destdir",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Set the destination directory to destination. The default destination directory is specified by the environment variable ICUDATA."
        }
    ],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "pkgdata",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/pkgdata/1/json"
        }
    ]
}