C library (unac-*.tar.gz)

unac is a C library and command that removes accents from a string. For instance the string été will become ete. It provides a command line interface that removes accents from a input flow or a string given in argument (unaccent command). In the library function and the command, the charset of the input is specified as an argument. The input is converted to UTF-16 using iconv(3), accents are stripped and the result is converted back to the original charset. The iconv --list

Perl module (Text-Unaccent-*.tar.gz)

Perl module: the unac library is also available as a perl module named Text::Unaccent. The perl module is self contained and includes a complete copy of the unac library (one source file really).

php module (phpUnac-*.tar.gz)

php module: the unac library is also available as a php module named unac. The php module is self contained and includes a complete copy of the unac library (one source file really). It is packaged as a shared library that must be loaded dynamicaly using the extension=libphp_unac.so command in the php init file.