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

# apertium-interchunk(1)

intermediate interchunk processor for Apertium

## NAME

**apertium-interchunk** – intermediate interchunk processor for Apertium

## SYNOPSIS

**apertium-interchunk** \[**-tz**\] *trules* *preproc* \[*input* \[*output*\]\]

## DESCRIPTION

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

It is the second transfer module of the Apertium level 2 transfer model after [apertium-transfer(1)](/apertium-transfer/1.md) and before [apertium-postchunk(1)](/apertium-postchunk/1.md).

It takes care of interchunk processing operations such as chunk reordering, changes in the morphosyntactical features of chunks according to the information in neighboring chunks, or generating new chunks.

## OPTIONS

- **-t**

  trace mode

- **-z**

  flush buffer on the null character

## FILES

These are the kinds of files that can be used with this command:

- *trules*

  A rules file with extension *.t2x*.

- *preproc*

  A file with extension *.t2x.bin* that holds the result of preprocessing the *trules* file with [apertium-preprocess-transfer(1)](/apertium-preprocess-transfer/1.md).

- *input*

  - *output*

  Represent the input and output files. By default they are the standard input and standard output.

## SEE ALSO

[apertium-gen-modes(1)](/apertium-gen-modes/1.md), [apertium-postchunk(1)](/apertium-postchunk/1.md), [apertium-transfer(1)](/apertium-transfer/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!