---
name: "hfst-twolc-loc"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "hfst"
version: "3.10.0~r2798-3"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/hfst-twolc-loc"
---

# hfst-twolc-loc(1)

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## NAME

hfst-twolc - =

## SYNOPSIS

**hfst-twolc** \[*OPTIONS*...\] *INFILE*

## DESCRIPTION

Usage: hfst-twolc \[OPTIONS...\] **-i** INFILE Usage: hfst-twolc \[OPTIONS...\] **--input**=*INFILE* Usage: cat INFILE \| hfst-twolc \[OPTIONS...\] An input file has to be given either using the option **-i** or **--input**, as the last commandline argument or from STDIN.

Read a twolc grammar, compile it and store it. If INFILE is missing, the grammar is read from STDIN. If there is no output file given using **-o** or **--output**, the compiled grammar is written to STDOUT.

### Common options:

- **-h**, **--help**

  Print help message

- **-V**, **--version**

  Print version info

- **-u**, **--usage**

  Print usage

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  Print verbosely while processing

- **-q**, **--quiet**

  Do not print output

- **-s**, **--silent**

  Alias of **--quiet**

### Input/Output options:

- **-i**, **--input**=*INFILE*

  Read input transducer from INFILE

- **-o**, **--output**=*OUTFILE*

  Write output transducer to OUTFILE

### TwolC grammar options:

- **-R**, **--resolve**

  Resolve left-arrow conflicts.

**-D**, **--dont-resolve-right** Don't resolve right-arrow conflicts.

- **-f**, **--format**=*FORMAT*

  Store result in format FORMAT.

Format may be one of openfst-log, openfst-tropical, foma or sfst.

By default format is openfst-tropical. By default right arrow conflicts are resolved and left arrow conflicts are not resolved.

hfst-twolc 0 (hfst 3.8.3) Copyright © 2010 University of Helsinki, License GPLv3: GNU GPL version 3 \<http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html\> This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.