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.TH LOU_TRACE "1" "March 2024" "Liblouis 3.29.0" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
lou_trace \- A tool to list all the rules that were used for a Braille translation
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B lou_trace
[\fI\,OPTIONS\/\fR] \fI\,TABLE\/\fR[\fI\,,TABLE,\/\fR...]
.SH DESCRIPTION
Examine and debug Braille translation tables. This program allows you
to inspect liblouis translation tables by printing out the list of
applied translation rules for a given input.
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
display this help and exit
.TP
\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
display version information and exit
.TP
\fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-forward\fR
forward translation using the given table
.TP
\fB\-b\fR, \fB\-\-backward\fR
backward translation using the given table
.TP
\fB\-\-noContractions\fR
Use no contractions
.TP
\fB\-\-dotsIO\fR
Display dot patterns
.TP
\fB\-\-ucBrl\fR
Use Unicode Braille patterns
.TP
\fB\-\-noUndefined\fR
Disable output of undefined dot numbers during back\-translation
.TP
\fB\-\-partialTrans\fR
Use partial back\-translation
If neither \fB\-f\fR nor \fB\-b\fR are specified forward translation
is assumed
.SH AUTHOR
Written by Bert Frees.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to liblouis\-liblouisxml@freelists.org.
.br
Liblouis home page: <http://www.liblouis.io>
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2022 Swiss Library for the Blind, Visually Impaired and Print Disabled.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
.br
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
The full documentation for
.B lou_trace
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
.B info
and
.B lou_trace
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info liblouis
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.