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Creating a collection

Creating a collection with the mkvdk utility involves setting up a collection directory structure and inserting documents into this structure. You can create a collection in two steps, using two separate commands.

To create a collection:

Set up a collection using the following syntax:
```
mkvdk -create -collection collectionname
```
Where collectionname is the path to the collection directory. Running this command creates a collection directory that includes style files with configuration information.
Insert documents using the following syntax:
```
mkvdk -collection collectionname -bulk -insert filespec
```
Where filespec is the name of a bulk insert file that specifies which documents to index and insert into the collection.

Alternatively, you can set up a collection and insert documents in one command, using the following syntax:

mkvdk -create -collection collectionname -bulk -insert filespec

Note: You can use the -create option only once to create the collection directory structure. After a collection directory structure has been created, do not to use the -create option to update the collection.


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