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6 genbrk - Compiles ICU break iteration rules source files into binary
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10 genbrk [ -h, -?, --help ] [ -V, --version ] [ -c, --copyright ] [ -v,
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15 genbrk reads the break (boundary) rule source code from rule-file and
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19 The details of the rule syntax can be found in ICU's User Guide.
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22 -h, -?, --help
23 Print help about usage and exit.
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26 Print the version of genbrk and exit.
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29 Embeds the standard ICU copyright into the output-file.
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38 Look for any necessary ICU data files in directory. For exam‐
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