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A tool to generate C++ and C code from template files

From gengen 1.4.3-r3 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running gengen --help (exit 0). permalink

GNU gengen 1.4.3

This program, given a skeleton source file with some
parts to be replaced, generates a program that generates that source,
and substitutes those parts as specified.

Usage: gengen [OPTIONS]...

  -h, --help                Print help and exit
  -V, --version             Print version and exit
  -i, --input=file          input file (default std input)
  -F, --file-name=name      name used for generating file (default stdout)
  -f, --gen-name=STRING     prefix for generated code  (default=`gengen')
      --output-format=lang  target language (cpp, c, lua)  (default=`cpp')
      --output-dir=STRING   output directory (default current dir)
      --separate-files      output to separate files (header, source). require
                              --file-name
      --expand-tabs         strings containing newlines are indented according
                              to the current indentation level
      --no-gen-version      do not put gengen version in the generated file
      --test-mode           even with errors exit with 0 (this is only for
                              testing purposes)
      --force               force regeneration of output code

Report bugs to Raman Gopalan <ramangopalan@gmail.com>
Options (12)
OptionDescriptionSource
-h, --helpPrint help and exithelp + man
-V, --versionPrint version and exithelp + man
-i, --input fileinput file (default std input)help + man
-F, --file-name namename used for generating file (default stdout)help + man
-f, --gen-name STRINGprefix for generated code (default=`gengen')help + man
--output-format langtarget language (cpp, c, lua) (default=`cpp')help + man
--output-dir STRINGoutput directory (default current dir)help + man
--separate-filesoutput to separate files (header, source).help + man
--expand-tabsstrings containing newlines are indented according to the current indentation levelhelp + man
--no-gen-versiondo not put gengen version in the generated filehelp + man
--test-modeeven with errors exit with 0 (this is only for testing purposes)help + man
--forceforce regeneration of output codehelp + man

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.