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.TH HFST-COMPOSE "1" "August 2018" "HFST" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
hfst-compose \- =Compose two transducers
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B hfst-compose
[\fI\,OPTIONS\/\fR...] [\fI\,INFILE1 \/\fR[\fI\,INFILE2\/\fR]]
.SH DESCRIPTION
Compose two transducers
.SS "Common options:"
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
Print help message
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
Print version info
.TP
\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
Print verbosely while processing
.TP
\fB\-q\fR, \fB\-\-quiet\fR
Only print fatal erros and requested output
.TP
\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-silent\fR
Alias of \fB\-\-quiet\fR
.SS "Input/Output options:"
.TP
\fB\-1\fR, \fB\-\-input1\fR=\fI\,INFILE1\/\fR
Read first input transducer from INFILE1
.TP
\fB\-2\fR, \fB\-\-input2\fR=\fI\,INFILE2\/\fR
Read second input transducer from INFILE2
.TP
\fB\-C\fR, \fB\-\-do\-not\-convert\fR
Do not allow transducers to be converted into the same type
.TP
\fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-output\fR=\fI\,OUTFILE\/\fR
Write results to OUTFILE
.SS "Composition options:"
.TP
\fB\-x\fR, \fB\-\-xerox\-composition\fR=\fI\,VALUE\/\fR Whether flag diacritics are treated as ordinary
symbols in composition (default is false).
.TP
\fB\-X\fR, \fB\-\-xfst\fR=\fI\,VARIABLE\/\fR
Toggle xfst compatibility option VARIABLE.
.SS "Harmonization:"
.HP
\fB\-H\fR, \fB\-\-do\-not\-harmonize\fR Do not harmonize symbols.
.TP
\fB\-F\fR, \fB\-\-harmonize\-flags\fR
Harmonize flag diacritics.
.PP
If OUTFILE, or either INFILE1 or INFILE2 is missing or \-,
standard streams will be used.
INFILE1, INFILE2, or both, must be specified.
Format of result depends on format of INFILE1 and INFILE2;
both should have the same format.
.PP
The operation is applied pairwise for INFILE1 and INFILE2
that must have the same number of transducers.
If INFILE2 has only one transducer, the operation is applied for
each transducer in INFILE1 keeping the second transducer constant.
.PP
Xfst variables are {flag\-is\-epsilon (default OFF)}.
VALUE can be one of the following: [true|false], [yes|no] or [ON|OFF],
false being the default.
.SH EXAMPLES
.TP
hfst\-compose \-o cat2dog.hfst cat2mouse.hfst mouse2dog.hfst
composes two automata
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to <hfst\-bugs@helsinki.fi> or directly to our bug tracker at:
<https://github.com/hfst/hfst/issues>
.PP
hfst\-compose home page:
<https://kitwiki.csc.fi/twiki/bin/view/KitWiki//HfstCompose>
.br
General help using HFST software:
<https://kitwiki.csc.fi/twiki/bin/view/KitWiki//HfstHome>
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2017 University of Helsinki,
License GPLv3: GNU GPL version 3 <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
.br
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.