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tags: [tldr, linux]
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# mkid
> Build an ID database for use with `lid` and other idutils tools.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/idutils/manual/idutils.html#mkid-invocation>.
- Build an ID database for the current directory:
`mkid`
- 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]}}`