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diff --git a/appendixa/flex-desc.xml b/appendixa/flex-desc.xml index 0e98029b1..24f9832e9 100644 --- a/appendixa/flex-desc.xml +++ b/appendixa/flex-desc.xml @@ -6,29 +6,20 @@ <sect3><title>Program file descriptions</title> -<sect4><title>flex</title> -<para>flex is a tool for generating programs which recognize -patterns in text. Pattern recognition is very useful in many applications. -A user sets up rules about what to look for and flex will make a program -that looks for those patterns. The reason people use flex is that it is -much easier to set up rules for what to look for than to write the actual -program which finds the text.</para></sect4> - -<sect4><title>flex++</title> -<para>flex++ invokes a version of flex which is used exclusively for -C++ scanners.</para></sect4> - -<sect4><title>lex</title> -<para>We create a bash script called lex which calls flex using the -l option. -This is for compatibility purposes for programs which use lex instead -of flex.</para></sect4> +<para><command>flex</command> is a tool for generating programs that +recognize patterns in text. Pattern recognition is useful in many applications. +From a set of rules on what to look for flex makes a program that looks for +those patterns. The reason to use flex is that it is much easier to specify +the rules for than to write the actual pattern-finding program.</para> + +<para><command>flex++</command> invokes a version of flex that is used +exclusively for C++ scanners.</para> </sect3> <sect3><title>Library file descriptions</title> -<sect4><title>libfl</title> -<para>libfl is the flex library.</para></sect4> +<para><command>libfl</command> is the flex library.</para> </sect3> |