man translit (1): 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 <[email protected]>

Rona Linke <[email protected]>

LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT