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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

	•		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 using CPAN ’s request tracker at <https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=Lingua-Translit>.

AUTHORS

Alex Linke <alinke@netzum-sorglos.de>

Rona Linke <rlinke@netzum-sorglos.de>

LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT

This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.