---
name: "apertium-unformat"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "apertium"
version: "3.9.12-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/apertium-unformat"
---

# apertium-unformat(1)

unformatted text extractor for Apertium

## NAME

**apertium-unformat** – unformatted text extractor for Apertium

## SYNOPSIS

**apertium-unformat** \[**-f** *format*\] \[*infile* \[*outfile*\]\]

## DESCRIPTION

**apertium** is the application that extract unformatted text from documents.

## OPTIONS

- **-f** *format*

  Specifies the format of the input and output files which can have these values:

  - **txt**

    (default value) Input and output files are in text format.

  - **html**

    Input and output files are in “html” format. This “html” is the one acceptd by the vast majority of web browsers.

  - **rtf**

    Input and output files are in “rtf” format. The accepted “rtf” is the one generated by Microsoft WordPad and Microsoft Office up to and including BOffice 97.

- *infile*

  Input file (stdin by default).

- *outfile*

  Output file (stdout by default).

## SEE ALSO

[apertium(1)](/apertium/1.md)

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2005, 2006 Universitat d'Alacant / Universidad de Alicante. This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of *the* *GNU* *General* *Public* *License:* **https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html**.

## BUGS

Many... lurking in the dark and waiting for you!