NAME
          patgen - generate patterns for TeX hyphenation

     SYNOPSIS
          patgen dictionary_file pattern_file log_file translate_file

     DESCRIPTION
          The patgen program reads the dictionary_file and produces
          the pattern_file, writing a transcript of its actions on the
          log_file.  The dictionary_file should contain a list of
          hyphenated words and previously-generated patterns.

          The patterns thus generated can be read by initex for use in
          hyphenating words. For a (very) long example of patgen's
          output, see @TEXINPUTDIR@/hyphen.tex, which contains the
          patterns TeX uses for English.  At some sites, patterns for
          several other languages may be available, and the local tex
          programs may have them preloaded; consult your Local Guide
          or your system administrator for details.

          All filenames must be complete; no adding of default
          extensions or path searching is done.

     FILES
          @TEXINPUTDIR@/hyphen.tex  Patterns for English.

     SEE ALSO
          Frank Liang, Word hy-phen-a-tion by com-puter, STAN-CS-83-
          977, Stanford University Ph.D. thesis, 1983.
          Donald E. Knuth, The TeXbook, Addison-Wesley, 1986, ISBN 0-
          201-13447-0, Appendix H.

     AUTHORS
          Frank Liang wrote the first version of this program.  Peter
          Breitenlohner made a substantial revision in 1991 for TeX 3.
          The first version was published as the appendix to the
          TeXware technical report, available from the TeX Users
          Group. Howard Trickey originally ported it to Unix.