lex
Lexical analyzer generator. Given the specification for a lexical analyzer, generates C code implementing it. More information: https://keith.github.io/xcode-man-pages/lex.1.html.
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Generate an analyzer from a Lex file:
lex {{analyzer.l}} -
Specify the output file:
lex {{analyzer.l}} --outfile {{analyzer.c}} -
Compile a C file generated by Lex:
cc {{path/to/lex.yy.c}} --output {{executable}}
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