# man > mktexlsr(1)

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## NAME
       mktexlsr - create ls-R databases

## SYNOPSIS
       **mktexlsr **[_directories_]

## DESCRIPTION
       This  manual page is not meant to be exhaustive.  The complete documentation for this version
       of TeX can be found in the info file or manual _Kpathsea:_ _A_ _library_ _for_ _path_ _searching_.

       **mktexlsr **is used to generate the ls-R databases used by the kpathsea library.  It will create
       them for the specified directories, or for a default list if no directories are specified.

## OPTIONS
       **mktexlsr **accepts the following options:

       **--help **Print help message and exit.

### --version
              Print version information and exit.

## REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to: <tex-k@tug.org> (<https://lists.tug.org/tex-k>)
       TeX Live home page: <https://tug.org/texlive/>

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