HFST-XFST(1)

📦
version 3.17.1 · 2 versions
  • 3.17.1 · debian bookworm, debian trixie, nixos 26.05, opensuse-leap 16.0, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking (latest)
  • 3.17.3 · nixpkgs unstable
, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, nixos 26.05, opensuse-leap 16.0, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 NAME 💖

okay so welcome to the hfst-xfst(1) page, filed under User Commands — this is the whole vibe for hfst-xfst, and bestie, what it does is compile XFST scripts or execute XFST commands interactively. that's it, that's the whole personality. 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

hfst-xfst [OPTIONS...]

like. that's it. give it options, or don't, she's flexible. 💅

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

hfst-xfst compiles XFST scripts, or it runs XFST commands interactively, or honestly both depending on your mood. main character energy either way. 👑

🌸 Common options:

  • -h, --help — prints the help message. the "hey bestie here's what I can do" moment.
  • -V, --version — prints version info. the "who even am I" moment.
  • -v, --verbose — prints verbosely while processing. she will NOT stop talking and honestly? iconic.
  • -q, --quiet — only print fatal errors and whatever output you actually asked for. lowkey mode. 🤫
  • -s, --silent — literally just an alias of --quiet. same girl, different name. ✨

🧚 Xfst-specific options:

  • -e, --execute=CMD — execute command CMD on startup. like walking in the door already mid-sentence.
  • -E, --execute-and-quit=CMD — execute command CMD, and quit. does the thing and immediately leaves. no small talk. 💀
  • -f, --format=FMT — write the result using FMT as the backend format.
  • -F, --scriptfile=FILE — read commands from FILE, and quit.
  • -l, --startupfile=FILE — read commands from FILE on startup.
  • -p, --pipe-mode[=STREAM] — control input and output streams.
  • -r, --no-readline — do not use the readline library for input. raw dogging the terminal, basically. 🫶
  • -w, --print-weight — print weights for each operation. the receipts. 🧾
  • -R, --restricted-mode — allow read and write operations only in the current directory, and do not allow system calls. she's on a leash and it's for everyone's safety. 🔒
ngl the --execute option can be invoked many times. stack 'em up bestie.

if FMT is not given, OpenFst's tropical format will be used. the possible values for FMT are { foma, openfst-tropical, openfst-log, sfst }. ✨

the Readline library, if it was enabled when configuring, is used for input by default. and input files are always treated as UTF-8. no cap, always. 💖

STREAM can be { input, output, both }. if it's not given, it defaults to {both}. if the input file is not specified with -F, input is read interactively line by line from the user — yes, that means you, typing. 😭 if you redirect input from a file, use --pipe-mode=input. and heads up: --pipe-mode=output is ignored on non-windows platforms. periodt. 💅

🐛 REPORTING BUGS 🐛

found a bug? first of all, thank you for your service 🫡 report it to <hfst-bugs@helsinki.fi> or straight to the bug tracker at <https://github.com/hfst/hfst/issues>.

Copyright © 2017 University of Helsinki, License GPLv3: GNU GPL version 3 <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>

this is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. and there is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. read that again. NO WARRANTY. 💀

and that's the whole page bestie, no crumbs left 🍓 — this was HFST, from August 2018, and you were reading HFST-XFST(1) the entire time. slay, go compile something. 💜✨

📦 where this page comes from