pango-segmentation(1)
β¨ NAME β¨
pango-segmentation β Pango text segmentation, bestie π
Like, it's the pango-segmentation command from the Pango commands crew, and it's here to show you where text actually breaks. Periodt.
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
pango-segmentation [OPTIONS...] [FILE]
π¦ DESCRIPTION π¦
okay so basically pango-segmentation shows you the text boundaries that Pango figures out for you. That's the whole vibe. π
And these boundaries? They can be any of these iconic little guys:
- graphemes (aka cursor positions β where your lil cursor would land π)
- words boundaries
- word starts and ends
- line break possibilities
- sentence boundaries
- sentence starts and ends
So yeah, whatever kind of boundary you're curious about, it's giving boundaries. π
π HELP OPTIONS π
-h,--helpβ shows you the help options. Your classic "wait what does this do again" button, no cap π«Ά--versionβ prints the command's version and then dips. exits immediately, bye bestie π
π APPLICATION OPTIONS π
--text=STRINGβ the text to display, instead of pulling it from aFILE. Type it right in there, main character energy β¨--kind=KINDβ which boundary to show, bestie.KINDcan be one ofgrapheme,word,words,line,sentence,sentences. (default:grapheme) β so if you don't say anything, you're getting graphemes, that's just the deal π
lowkey reminder:FILEis optional because--textexists, but you only get one or the other, iykyk π
That's the whole page, fr fr. This lil gem lives under the Pango umbrella π, it's pango-segmentation(1) from the Pango commands manual, and yeah β go segment something, you icon. πβ¨ππ¦πΈπ
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixos 26.05: pango 1.57.1
- ubuntu resolute: pango1.0-tools 1.57.0-1 Β· LGPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
- ubuntu stonking: pango1.0-tools 1.58.0-1 Β· LGPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
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