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K.B.Dharun Krishna 1de9190d63
pages.*: standardize capitalization in note term (#12195)
Signed-off-by: K.B.Dharun Krishna <kbdharunkrishna@gmail.com>
2024-02-05 12:34:49 +05:30

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# lex
> 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`.
> More information: <https://manned.org/lex.1>.
- 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}}`