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lex

Lexical analyzer generator. Given the specification for a lexical analyzer, generates C code implementing it. More information: https://manned.org/lex.1.

• Generate an analyzer from a Lex file:
   
  lex {{analyzer.l}}
   
• Specify the output file:
   
  lex {{analyzer.l}} --outfile {{analyzer.c}}
   
• Compile a C file generated by Lex:
   
  cc {{path/to/lex.yy.c}} --output {{executable}}