---
name: "apertium-gen-modes"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "apertium-dev"
version: "3.9.12-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/apertium-gen-modes"
---

# apertium-gen-modes(1)

intermediate mode file generator for Apertium

## NAME

**apertium-gen-modes** – intermediate mode file generator for Apertium

## SYNOPSIS

**apertium-gen-modes** *modes\_file* \[*package\_name*\]

## DESCRIPTION

This is an intermediate tool from Apertium level 2 engine. You should never have to use it independently.

It creates a series of *.mode* files from a *modes\_file*; these files are then put into the current directory if they are marked as *install*, and for modes that are not to be installed, for example debugging modes, these are put into a *modes* directory inside the linguistic data.

## OPTIONS

If a package name is specified, it creates the modes with the apertium install prefix plus the package name. If you wish to install the modes, you should specify the package name. If you don't want to install the modes, leave it off.

## FILES

- *modes\_file*

  A XML file that tells **apertium-gen-modes** which scripts must be created in the directory *modes*.

## SEE ALSO

[apertium-interchunk(1)](/apertium-interchunk/1.md), [apertium-postchunk(1)](/apertium-postchunk/1.md), [apertium-validate-interchunk(1)](/apertium-validate-interchunk/1.md), [apertium-validate-modes(1)](/apertium-validate-modes/1.md), [apertium-validate-postchunk(1)](/apertium-validate-postchunk/1.md)

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2005, 2006 Universitat d'Alacant / Universidad de Alicante. This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of *the* *GNU* *General* *Public* *License:* **https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html**.

## BUGS

Many... lurking in the dark and waiting for you!