update-language-def (8) - Linux Manuals

update-language-def: 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.