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[](https://github.com/westes/flex/actions/workflows/build.yml)
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This is flex, the fast lexical analyzer generator.
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flex is a tool for generating scanners: programs which recognize
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lexical patterns in text.
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The flex codebase is kept in
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[Git on GitHub.](https://github.com/westes/flex) Source releases of flex with some intermediate files already built can be found on [the github releases page.](https://github.com/westes/flex/releases)
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Use GitHub's [issues](https://github.com/westes/flex/issues) and
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[pull request](https://github.com/westes/flex) features to file bugs
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and submit patches.
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There are several mailing lists available as well:
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* flex-announce@lists.sourceforge.net - where posts will be made
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announcing new releases of flex.
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* flex-help@lists.sourceforge.net - where you can post questions about
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using flex
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* flex-devel@lists.sourceforge.net - where you can discuss development
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of flex itself
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Find information on subscribing to the mailing lists or search in the
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archive at: https://sourceforge.net/p/flex/mailman/
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Note: Posting is only allowed from addresses that are subscribed to
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the lists.
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The flex distribution contains the following files which may be of
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interest:
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* README.md - This file.
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* NEWS - current version number and list of user-visible changes.
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* INSTALL.md - basic installation information.
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* ABOUT-NLS - description of internationalization support in flex.
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* COPYING - flex's copyright and license.
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* doc/ - user documentation.
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* examples/ - containing examples of some possible flex scanners and a
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few other things. See the file examples/README for more
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details.
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* tests/ - regression tests. See tests/README for details.
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* po/ - internationalization support files.
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---
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This file is part of flex.
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This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by
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Vern Paxson.
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The United States Government has rights in this work pursuant
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to contract no. DE-AC03-76SF00098 between the United States
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Department of Energy and the University of California.
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Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
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modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
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are met:
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1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
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notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
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2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
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notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
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documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
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Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
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may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
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without specific prior written permission.
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THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR
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IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED
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WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
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PURPOSE.
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