LOU_TRACE(1)                     User Commands                    LOU_TRACE(1)

NAME
       lou_trace - A tool to list all the rules that were used for a Braille
       translation

SYNOPSIS
       lou_trace [OPTIONS] TABLE[,TABLE,...]

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.

       -h, --help
              display this help and exit

       -v, --version
              display version information and exit

       -f, --forward
              forward translation using the given table

       -b, --backward
              backward translation using the given table

       --noContractions
              Use no contractions

       --dotsIO
              Display dot patterns

       --ucBrl
              Use Unicode Braille patterns

       --noUndefined
              Disable output of undefined dot numbers during back-translation

       --partialTrans
              Use partial back-translation If neither -f nor -b are specified
              forward translation is assumed

AUTHOR
       Written by Bert Frees.

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to liblouis-liblouisxml@freelists.org.
       Liblouis home page: <http://www.liblouis.io>

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 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>.
       This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO
       The full documentation for lou_trace is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
       If the info and lou_trace programs are properly installed at your site,
       the command

              info liblouis

       should give you access to the complete manual.

Liblouis 3.29.0                   March 2024                      LOU_TRACE(1)