---
name: "update-language"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "tex-common"
version: "6.19"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/update-language/8"
---

# update-language(8)

generate hyphenation configuration for TeX engines

## NAME

update-language - generate hyphenation configuration for TeX engines

## SYNOPSIS

**update-language(-dat,-def,-lua)** \[*OPTIONS* ...\]

## DESCRIPTION

Generate hyphenation configuration files language.dat, .def, .dat.lua

When called as update-language, all three configurations files are generated. Otherwise only the selected one.

## OPTIONS

- **-c**, **--conf-file**=*FILE*

  file giving additional hyphen specifications

**-o**, **--output-file**=*FILE* file to write the output to

- **-d**, **--output-dir**=*DIR*

  directory where files are written

- **--checks**

  perform sanity checks on the generated config file

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

  don't write anything to the standard output during normal operation

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

  display this help message and exit

- **--version**

  output version information and exit

## FILES

The default output directory is

-

  */var/lib/texmf/tex/generic/config*

The default output files are

- for update-language-dat

  language.dat

- for update-language-def

  language.def

- for update-language-lua

  language.dat.lua

If **-o**/--output-file is given, it overrides all defaults.