flex

Lexical analyzer generator. Based on lex. Given the specification for a lexical analyzer, generates C code implementing it. More information: https://manned.org/flex.

Generate an analyzer from a flex file:
flex {{analyzer.l}}
Specify the output file:
flex --outfile {{analyzer.c}} {{analyzer.l}}
Compile a C file generated by flex:
cc {{path/to/lex.yy.c}} --output {{executable}}

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