translit(1p)

Usage

translit -t name -r -i file -o file -l -v -h

Overview

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.

License and copyright

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

Releases

6 releases since Debian 9 (Stretch); the text changed 3 times.