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.TH HFST-PRUNE-ALPHABET "1" "August 2018" "HFST" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
hfst-prune-alphabet \- =Prune the alphabet of a transducer
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B hfst-prune-alphabet
[\fI\,OPTIONS\/\fR...] [\fI\,INFILE\/\fR]
.SH DESCRIPTION
Prune the alphabet of a transducer
.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 "Alphabet pruning options:"
.TP
\fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-force\fR
force pruning
.TP
\fB\-S\fR, \fB\-\-safe\fR
prune only if no unknown or identity symbols
are used in the transducer (default)
.PP
If OUTFILE or INFILE is missing or \-, standard streams will be used.
Format of result depends on format of INFILE
.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\-prune\-alphabet home page:
<https://github.com/hfst/hfst/wiki/HfstPruneAlphabet>
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General help using HFST software:
<https://github.com/hfst/hfst/wiki>
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2017 University of Helsinki,
License GPLv3: GNU GPL version 3 <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
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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.