---
name: "lexd"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "lexd"
version: "1.3.5-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lexd"
---

# lexd(1)

lexd

## NAME

lexd - lexd

## DESCRIPTION

lexd: compile lexd files to transducers USAGE: lexd \[-abcfmx\] \[rule\_file \[output\_file\]\]

- **-a**, **--align**:

  align labels (prefer a:0 b:b to a:b b:0)

- **-b**, **--bin**:

  output as Lttoolbox binary file (default is AT&T format)

- **-c**, **--compress**:

  condense labels (prefer a:b to 0:b a:0 - sets **--align**)

- **-f**, **--flags**:

  compile using flag diacritics

- **-m**, **--minimize**:

  do hyperminimization (sets **-f**)

- **-t**, **--tags**:

  compile tags and filters with flag diacritics (sets **-f**)

**-x**, **--statistics**: print lexicon and pattern sizes to stderr