PATGEN(1)
NAME
patgen - generate patterns for TeX hyphenation
SYNOPSIS
patgen dictionary_file pattern_file log_file trans-
late_file
DESCRIPTION
The patgen program reads the dictionary_file and produces
the pattern_file, writing a transcript of its actions on
the log_file. The dictionary_file should contain a list
of hyphenated words and previously-generated patterns.
The patterns thus generated can be read by initex for use
in hyphenating words. For a (very) long example of pat-
gen's output, see /usr/lib/texmf/texmf/tex/generic/con-
fig/hyphen.tex, which contains the patterns TeX uses for
English. At some sites, patterns for several other lan-
guages may be available, and the local tex programs may
have them preloaded; consult your Local Guide or your sys-
tem administrator for details.
All filenames must be complete; no adding of default
extensions or path searching is done.
FILES
/usr/lib/texmf/texmf/tex/generic/config/hyphen.tex Pat-
terns
for
English.
SEE ALSO
Frank Liang, Word hy-phen-a-tion by com-puter, STAN-
CS-83-977, Stanford University Ph.D. thesis, 1983.
Donald E. Knuth, The TeXbook, Addison-Wesley, 1986, ISBN
0-201-13447-0, Appendix H.
AUTHORS
Frank Liang wrote the first version of this program.
Peter Breitenlohner made a substantial revision in 1991
for TeX 3. The first version was published as the
appendix to the TeXware technical report, available from
the TeX Users Group. Howard Trickey originally ported it
to Unix.