NAME¶

jflex - a lexical analyzer generator (also known as scanner generator) for Java

SYNOPSIS¶

jflex <options> <input-files>

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.

OPTIONS¶

-d <directory>

write generated file to <directory>

--skel <file>

use external skeleton <file>

--switch, --table, --pack

set default code generation method

--jlex

strict JLex compatibility

--nomin

skip minimization step

--nobak

don't create backup files

--dump

display transition tables

--dot

write graphviz .dot files for the generated automata (alpha)

--verbose, -v

display generation progress messages (default)

--quiet, -q

display errors only

--time

display generation time statistics

--version

print the version number of this copy of jflex

--info

print system + JDK information

--help, -h

print this message

AUTHOR¶

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