# `mix text.download_lid176`
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Downloads the fastText `lid.176.bin` model file used by
`Text.Language.Classifier.Fasttext` for language identification.

The model is fetched from `dl.fbaipublicfiles.com` (the official fastText
distribution endpoint) and saved to `priv/lid_176/lid.176.bin` inside this
project.

The binary is approximately 126 MB and is **not** committed to the repo.
Run this task once after cloning, or whenever you need to refresh the
model.

## Usage

    mix text.download_lid176

## Options

* `--force` — re-downloads even if `lid.176.bin` is already present.

* `--quantized` — downloads `lid.176.ftz` (the 917 KB quantized variant)
  instead of the full model. Currently informational only:
  `Text.Language.Classifier.Fasttext` does not yet support the quantized
  format.

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*Consult [api-reference.md](api-reference.md) for complete listing*