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LOU_TRANSLATE(1)		 User Commands		      LOU_TRANSLATE(1)

NAME
       lou_translate  -	 A  Braille  translator	for large scale	testing	of li-
       blouis Braille translation tables

SYNOPSIS
       lou_translate [OPTIONS] TABLE[,TABLE,...]

DESCRIPTION
       Translate whatever is on	standard input and print it on	standard  out-
       put.  It	is intended for	large-scale testing of the accuracy of Braille
       translation and back-translation.

OPTIONS
       -h, --help
	      display this help	and exit

       -v, --version
	      display version information and exit

       -f, --forward
	      forward translation using	the given table

       -b, --backward
	      backward translation using the given table If neither -f nor  -b
	      are specified forward translation	is assumed

EXAMPLES
	      lou_translate --forward en-us-g2.ctb < input.txt

	      Do  a forward translation	with table en-us-g2.ctb. The resulting
	      braille is ASCII encoded.

	      lou_translate unicode.dis,en-us-g2.ctb < input.txt

	      Do a forward translation with table en-us-g2.ctb.	The  resulting
	      braille is encoded as Unicode dot	patterns.

	      echo ",! qk br{n fox" | lou_translate --backward en-us-g2.ctb

	      Do a backward translation	with table en-us-g2.ctb.

AUTHOR
       Written by John J. Boyer.

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to liblouis-liblouisxml@freelists.org.
       Liblouis	home page: <http://www.liblouis.org>

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright  (C)  2019 ViewPlus Technologies, Inc.	and JJB	Software, Inc.
       License	GPLv3+:	 GNU  GPL  version  3  or  later  <https://gnu.org/li-
       censes/gpl.html>.
       This  is	 free  software:  you  are free	to change and redistribute it.
       There is	NO WARRANTY, to	the extent permitted by	law.

SEE ALSO
       The full	documentation for lou_translate	is  maintained	as  a  Texinfo
       manual.	 If the	info and lou_translate programs	are properly installed
       at your site, the command

	      info liblouis

       should give you access to the complete manual.

Liblouis 3.16.1			  March	2021		      LOU_TRANSLATE(1)
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