TRANSLIT(1) User Contributed Perl Documentation TRANSLIT(1)NAMEtranslit - transliterate text between various writing systems
SYNOPSIStranslit-t name -r -i file -o file -l -v -h
DESCRIPTIONtranslit transliterates UTF-8 encoded natural language text from one
writing system to another.
It utilizes the Perl module Lingua::Translit to accomplish this task
and follows the provided transliteration standards as strict as
possible.
translit regards the following commandline switches:
--trans, -t name
Use the transliteration standard named name.
--reverse, -r
Transliterate in reverse direction.
NOTE: Not every transliteration is capable of being reversed. If
unsure, have a look at the list of supported transliterations using
the --list switch.
--infile, -i FILE
Read text from FILE. Defaults to STDIN.
--outfile, -o FILE
Write the transliterated text to FILE. Defaults to STDOUT.
--list, -l
Print a list of supported transliterations showing their
· name
· reversibility
· description
--verbose, -v
Print verbose status messages to STDERR.
--help, -h
Show a short help text introducing command line switches only.
RESTRICTIONS
The input has to be UTF-8 encoded.
BUGS
None known.
Please report bugs to perl@lingua-systems.com.
SEE ALSO
Lingua::Translit, Lingua::Translit::Tables
<http://www.lingua-systems.com/transliteration/Lingua-Translit-Perl-module/online-transliteration.html>
provides an online frontend for Lingua::Translit.
AUTHORS
Alex Linke <alinke@lingua-systems.com>
Rona Linke <rlinke@lingua-systems.com>
LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2007-2008 Alex Linke and Rona Linke
Copyright (C) 2009-2010 Lingua-Systems Software GmbH
This program is free software. It may be used, redistributed and/or
modified under the terms of either the GPL v2 or the Artistic license.
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