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@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ func init() {
Use: "lex clexspec",
Short: "Tokenize a text stream",
Long: `lex takes a text stream and tokenizes it according to a compiled lexical specification.
-As use ` + "`maleeni compile`" + `, you can generate the specification.`,
+As use ` + "`maleeni compile`" + `, you can generate the specification.
+
+Note that passive mode transitions are not performed. Thus, if there is a mode in
+your lexical specification that is set passively, lexemes in that mode will not be recognized.`,
Example: ` cat src | maleeni lex clexspec.json`,
Args: cobra.ExactArgs(1),
RunE: runLex,