.TH JFLEX "1" "October 2005"
.SH NAME
jflex \- a lexical analyzer generator (also known as scanner generator) for Java
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B jflex
\fI<options> <input-files>\fR
.SH DESCRIPTION
JFlex is a lexical analyzer generator (also known as scanner generator) for Java(tm), written in Java(tm). It is also a rewrite of the very useful tool JLex. JFlex is designed to work together with the LALR parser generator CUP, and the Java modification of Berkeley Yacc BYacc/J. It can also be used together with other parser generators like ANTLR or as a standalone tool.

.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-d\fR <directory>
write generated file to <directory>
.TP
\fB\-\-skel\fR <file>
use external skeleton <file>
.TP
\fB\-\-switch\fR, \fB\-\-table\fR, \fB\-\-pack\fR
set default code generation method
.TP
\fB\-\-jlex\fR
strict JLex compatibility
.TP
\fB\-\-nomin\fR
skip minimization step
.TP
\fB\-\-nobak\fR
don't create backup files
.TP
\fB\-\-dump\fR
display transition tables
.TP
\fB\-\-dot\fR
write graphviz .dot files for the generated automata (alpha)
.TP
\fB\-\-verbose\fR, \fB\-v\fR
display generation progress messages (default)
.TP
\fB\-\-quiet\fR, \fB\-q\fR
display errors only
.TP
\fB\-\-time\fR
display generation time statistics
.TP
\fB\-\-version\fR
print the version number of this copy of jflex
.TP
\fB\-\-info\fR
print system + JDK information
.TP
\fB\-\-help\fR, \fB\-h\fR
print this message
.PP

.SH AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Wolfgang Baer <WBaer@gmx.de>,
for the Debian project (but may be used by others).