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 How can I match text only at the end of a file?
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 There is no way to write a rule which is "match this text, but only if
 it comes at the end of the file".  You can fake it, though, if you
 happen to have a character lying around that you don't allow in your
 input.  Then you redefine `YY_INPUT' to call your own routine which, if
 it sees an `EOF', returns the magic character first (and remembers to
 return a real `EOF' next time it's called).  Then you could write:
 
 
      <COMMENT>(.|\n)*{EOF_CHAR}    /* saw comment at EOF */
 

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