<dt>C library (unac-*.tar.gz)</dt>
<dd>
<b>unac</b>
is a C library and command that removes accents
from a string. For instance the string
<i>été</i>
will become <i>ete</i>
. It provides
a command line interface that removes accents from a input
flow or a string given in argument (<i>unaccent</i>
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 <i>iconv(3)</i>
, accents are
stripped and the result is converted back to the original
charset. The <i>iconv --list</i>
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<dt>Perl module (Text-Unaccent-*.tar.gz)</dt>
<dd>
Perl module: the <b>unac</b>
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).
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<dt>php module (phpUnac-*.tar.gz)</dt>
<dd>
php module: the <b>unac</b>
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 <i>extension=libphp_unac.so</i>
command in the php init file.
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