NAME
translit - transliterate text between various writing systems
SYNOPSIS
translit -t name -r -i file -o file -l -v -h
DESCRIPTION
translit 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
- •
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name
- •
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reversibility
- •
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description
- --verbose, -v
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Print verbose status messages to STDERR.
- --help, -h
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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 using CPAN's request tracker at <https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=Lingua-Translit>.
SEE ALSO
Lingua::Translit, Lingua::Translit::Tables
AUTHORS
Alex Linke <[email protected]>
Rona Linke <[email protected]>
LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2007-2008 Alex Linke and Rona Linke
Copyright (C) 2009-2016 Lingua-Systems Software GmbH
Copyright (C) 2016-2017 Netzum Sorglos, Lingua-Systems Software GmbH
Copyright (C) 2017-2022 Netzum Sorglos Software GmbH
This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.