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diff --git a/converters/recode/pkg-descr b/converters/recode/pkg-descr index f6c2b11d8037..7b15960b02ec 100644 --- a/converters/recode/pkg-descr +++ b/converters/recode/pkg-descr @@ -1,21 +1,11 @@ -GNU `recode' converts files between character sets and usages. When -exact transliterations are not possible, it may get rid of the -offending characters or fall back on approximations. This program -recognizes or produces nearly 150 different character sets and is able -to transliterate files between almost any pair. Most RFC 1345 -character sets are supported. +GNU `recode' has the purpose of converting files between various +character sets and usages. When exact transliterations are not +possible, as it is often the case, the program may get rid of the +offending characters or fall back on approximations. ----------------------------------------------------------------- -There is also a patch avaliable for the bibliographic -character sets: +This program recognizes or produces around 150 different character +sets and is able to transliterate files between almost any pair. - ISO 5426:1983 - Extension of the Latin alphabet coded character set for bibliographic - information interchange. +Most RFC 1345 character sets are supported. - Z39.47-1993 Extended Latin Alphabet Coded Character Set for - Bibliographic Use (ANSEL) - [also known as 8-Bit ANSEL, used by USMARC] - -See http://www.de.freebsd.org/~wosch/src/recode/ -Extract the archive and follow the instructions in README.bib. +WWW: http://www.gnu.org/software/recode/recode.html |