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.TH lexi 1
.SH NAME
lexi \- lexical analyser tool
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBlexi\fR [ \fIoptions\fR ] \fIinput-file\fR [ \fIoutput-file\fR ]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBlexi\fR translates a description of a lexical analyser, \fIinput-file\fR,
into code implementing that analyser.  This is output into the
\fIoutput-file\fR argument, if present, or the standard output otherwise.
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.SH OPTIONS
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.IP \fB-k\fR
Causes \fBlexi\fR to generate code describing any keywords specified
in the input.
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.IP \fB-l\fIstring\fR
Causes \fBlexi\fR to use \fIstring\fR as a prefix for its generated
lexical tokens.  The default is \fIlex_\fR.
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.IP \fB-v\fR
Causes \fBlexi\fR print its version number.
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.SH SEE ALSO
\fItcc\fR(1).
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