1 .TH GPERF 1 "December 16, 1988"
4 ace_gperf \- generate a perfect hash function from a key set
14 \fIace_gperf\fP reads a set of ``keys'' from \fIkeyfile\fP (or, by
15 default, from the standard input) and attempts to find a non-minimal
16 perfect hashing function that recognizes a member of the key set in
17 constant, i.e., O(1), time. If such a function is found the program
18 generates a pair of \fIC\fP source code routines that perform the
19 hashing and table lookup. All generated code is directed to the
22 Please refer to the \fIace_gperf.texinfo\fP file for more information.
23 This file is distributed with \fIace_gperf\fP release.