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The Program ``malaga''

The program malaga is the user interface for analysing word forms and sentences, displaying the results and finding bugs in a grammar. You can start malaga giving either the name of a project file or the names of the grammar files as arguments:

malaga english.pro

or

malaga english.sym_c english.mor_c english.lex_c english.syn_c

If you are not using a project file, you have to give:

When malaga has been started, it loads the symbol file, the lexicon file and the rule file(s). After loading, the prompt appears. Then malaga is ready to execute your commands:


malaga (4.3) - Copyright (C) 1995-1999 Bjoern Beutel
This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software which you may redistribute under certain conditions.
For details, refer to the GNU General Public License.
malaga>

You can now enter any malaga command. If you are not sure about the name of a command, use the command help to get an overview of all malaga commands.

If you want to quit malaga, enter the command quit.

You can use the following command line options when you start malaga:

`` -morphology'' or `` -m'' starts malaga in morphology mode. That is, word forms are being read in from the standard input stream and analysed (one word form per line). The analysis result is being written to the standard output stream.
`` -syntax'' or `` -s'' starts malaga in syntax mode. That is, sentences are being read in from the standard input stream and analysed (one sentence per line). The analysis result is being written to the standard output stream.


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