---
name: "fst-compact"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "sfst"
version: "1.7.0-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/fst-compact"
---

# fst-compact(1)

transforms transducers to the compact format

## NAME

fst-compact - transforms transducers to the compact format

## SYNOPSIS

**fst-compact** *\[ file \[ file \] \]*

## DESCRIPTION

*fst-compact* reads a transducer in standard format from the input and writes it in compact format to the output. The compact format is required by  *fst-infl2.*

## BUGS

No bugs are known so far.

## SEE ALSO

fst-compiler, fst-infl3

## AUTHOR

Helmut Schmid, Institute for Computational Linguistics, University of Stuttgart, Email: schmid@ims.uni-stuttgart.de, This software is available under the GNU Public License.