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lou_trace(1)

A tool to list all the rules that were used for a Braille translation

NAME

lou_trace - A tool to list all the rules that were used for a Braille translation

SYNOPSIS

lou_trace [OPTIONS] TABLE[,TABLE,...]

DESCRIPTION

Examine and debug Braille translation tables. This program allows you to inspect liblouis translation tables by printing out the list of applied translation rules for a given input.

-h, --help

display this help and exit

-v, --version

display version information and exit

-f, --forward

forward translation using the given table

-b, --backward

backward translation using the given table

--noContractions

Use no contractions

--dotsIO

Display dot patterns

--ucBrl

Use Unicode Braille patterns

--noUndefined

Disable output of undefined dot numbers during back-translation

--partialTrans

Use partial back-translation If neither -f nor -b are specified forward translation is assumed

AUTHOR

Written by Bert Frees.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to [email protected].
Liblouis home page: <http://www.liblouis.io>

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2024 Swiss Library for the Blind, Visually Impaired and Print Disabled. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://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.

SEE ALSO

The full documentation for lou_trace is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and lou_trace programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info liblouis

should give you access to the complete manual.

History

--backward since Debian 9 (Stretch); --dotsIO since Debian 10 (Buster); --forward since Debian 9 (Stretch); --noContractions since Debian 10 (Buster); --noUndefined since Debian 11 (Bullseye); --partialTrans since Debian 10 (Buster); --ucBrl since Debian 10 (Buster); -b since Debian 9 (Stretch); -f since Debian 9 (Stretch).

--noUndefinedDots until Debian 10 (Buster).