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flex package

lex command not working

Asked by Ruchi

am trying lex programming..but its not workin..its giving me error like

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ lex prog.l
The program 'lex' can be found in the following packages:
 * flex
 * flex-old
Try: sudo apt-get install <selected package>
bash: lex: command not found

What should i do?

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Gilbert Mendoza (gmendoza) said : 		#1

Hello Ruchi... The output is actually is telling you what to do. You need to install "flex".

Type in "sudo apt-get install flex" and it will be installed.

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