lex

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Lexical analyzer generator. Given the specification for a lexical analyzer, generates C code implementing it. Note: On most major OSes, this command is an alias for `flex`.

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Examples (3)

Generate an analyzer from a Lex file, storing it to the file `lex.yy.c`

lex analyzer.l

Specify the output file

lex -t analyzer.l > analyzer.c

Compile a C file generated by Lex

c99 path/to/lex.yy.c -o executable

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