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

# apertium-postchunk(1)

intermediate transfer module tool for Apertium

## NAME

**apertium-postchunk** – intermediate transfer module tool for Apertium

## SYNOPSIS

**apertium-postchunk** \[**-z**\] *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 third transfer module of the Apertium level 2 transfer model after [apertium-transfer(1)](/apertium-transfer/1.md) and [apertium-interchunk(1)](/apertium-interchunk/1.md).

It generates lexical forms from the chunks generated by [apertium-interchunk(1)](/apertium-interchunk/1.md) by effecting some finishing changes in their morphological information.

## OPTIONS

- **-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 *.t3x*.

- *preproc*

  A file with extension *.t3x.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-interchunk(1)](/apertium-interchunk/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 © 2005–2007 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!