{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "update-language",
    "section": "8",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/update-language/8/json",
    "generated": "2026-05-30T07:08:14Z",
    "synopsis": "update-language(-dat,-def,-lua) [OPTIONS ...]",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "update-language - generate hyphenation configuration for TeX engines\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "update-language(-dat,-def,-lua) [OPTIONS ...]\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "Generate hyphenation configuration files language.dat, .def, .dat.lua\n\nWhen  called as update-language, all three configurations files are generated. Otherwise only\nthe selected one.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "OPTIONS": {
            "content": "",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "-c --conf-file",
                    "content": "file giving additional hyphen specifications\n",
                    "flag": "-c",
                    "long": "--conf-file"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-o --output-file",
                    "content": "",
                    "flag": "-o",
                    "long": "--output-file"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-d --output-dir",
                    "content": "directory where files are written\n",
                    "flag": "-d",
                    "long": "--output-dir"
                },
                {
                    "name": "--checks",
                    "content": "perform sanity checks on the generated config file\n",
                    "long": "--checks"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-q --quiet",
                    "content": "don't write anything to the standard output during normal operation\n",
                    "flag": "-q",
                    "long": "--quiet"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-h --help",
                    "content": "display this help message and exit\n",
                    "flag": "-h",
                    "long": "--help"
                },
                {
                    "name": "--version",
                    "content": "output version information and exit\n",
                    "long": "--version"
                }
            ]
        },
        "FILES": {
            "content": "The default output directory is\n\n/var/lib/texmf/tex/generic/config\n\nThe default output files are\n\nfor update-language-dat\nlanguage.dat\n\nfor update-language-def\nlanguage.def\n\nfor update-language-lua\nlanguage.dat.lua\n\nIf -o/--output-file is given, it overrides all defaults.\n\n\n\nDebian                                     September 2021                         UPDATE-LANGUAGE(8)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "update-language - generate hyphenation configuration for TeX engines",
    "flags": [
        {
            "flag": "-c",
            "long": "--conf-file",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "file giving additional hyphen specifications"
        },
        {
            "flag": "-o",
            "long": "--output-file",
            "arg": null,
            "description": ""
        },
        {
            "flag": "-d",
            "long": "--output-dir",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "directory where files are written"
        },
        {
            "flag": "",
            "long": "--checks",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "perform sanity checks on the generated config file"
        },
        {
            "flag": "-q",
            "long": "--quiet",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "don't write anything to the standard output during normal operation"
        },
        {
            "flag": "-h",
            "long": "--help",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "display this help message and exit"
        },
        {
            "flag": "",
            "long": "--version",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "output version information and exit"
        }
    ],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": []
}