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Flex - a scanner generator - Table of Contents

Flex, version 2.5

A fast scanner generator

Edition 2.5, March 1995

Vern Paxson


    • 1.0 Name
    • 1.1 Synopsis
    • 1.2 Overview
    • 1.3 Description
    • 1.4 Some simple examples
    • 1.5 Format of the input file
    • 1.6 Patterns
    • 1.7 How the input is matched
    • 1.8 Actions
    • 1.9 The generated scanner
    • 1.10 Start conditions
    • 1.11 Multiple input buffers
    • 1.12 End-of-file rules
    • 1.13 Miscellaneous macros
    • 1.14 Values available to the user
    • 1.15 Interfacing with yacc
    • 1.16 Options
    • 1.17 Performance considerations
    • 1.18 Generating C++ scanners
    • 1.19 Incompatibilities with lex and POSIX
    • 1.20 Diagnostics
    • 1.21 Files
    • 1.22 Deficiencies / Bugs
    • 1.23 See also
    • 1.24 Author


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