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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# script to test the lexer
+
+echo "========================================"
+echo " Cleaning the temporaries and outputs"
+make clean
+echo " Force building lexer"
+make bin/c_lexer -B
+
+if [[ "$?" -ne 0 ]]; then
+    echo "Build failed.";
+fi
+
+echo "========================================="
+echo " Testing lexer"
+
+cpp test/test_lex.c test/pre_processed_test_lex.c
+#cat test/pre_processed_test_lex.c | ./bin/c_lexer | tee test/output.json
+cat test/test_lex.c | ./bin/c_lexer | tee test/output.json