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.TH HFST-PMATCH2FST "1" "August 2018" "HFST" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
hfst-pmatch2fst \- =Compile regular expressions into transducer(s)
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B hfst-pmatch2fst
[\fI\,OPTIONS\/\fR...] [\fI\,INFILE\/\fR]
.SH DESCRIPTION
Compile regular expressions into transducer(s)
.IP
(Experimental version)
.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\-i\fR, \fB\-\-input\fR=\fI\,INFILE\/\fR
Read input transducer from INFILE
.TP
\fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-output\fR=\fI\,OUTFILE\/\fR
Write output transducer to OUTFILE
.SS "String and format options:"
.TP
\fB\-e\fR, \fB\-\-epsilon\fR=\fI\,EPS\/\fR
Map EPS as zero
.TP
\fB\-\-flatten\fR
Compile in all RTNs
.TP
\fB\-\-cosine\-distances\fR
When compiling Like() operations, include cosine distance info
.PP
If OUTFILE or INFILE is missing or \-, standard streams will be used.
If EPS is not defined, the default representation of 0 is used
Weights are currently not implemented.
.SH EXAMPLES
.TP
echo "Define TOP
UppercaseAlpha Alpha* LC({professor}) EndTag(ProfName);" | hfst\-pmatch2fst
.IP
create matcher that tags "professor Chomsky" as "professor Chomsky"
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to or directly to our bug tracker at:
.PP
hfst\-pmatch2fst home page:
.br
General help using HFST software:
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2017 University of Helsinki,
License GPLv3: GNU GPL version 3
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This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.