debian man page for soundex

soundex(3tcl)							      Soundex							     soundex(3tcl)

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NAME
       soundex - Soundex

SYNOPSIS
       package require Tcl  8.2

       package require soundex	?1.0?

       ::soundex::knuth string

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DESCRIPTION
       This package provides soundex algorithms which allow the comparison of words based on their phonetic likeness.

       Currently only an algorithm by Knuth is provided, which is tuned to english names and words.

       ::soundex::knuth string
	      Computes the soundex code of the input string using Knuth's algorithm and returns it as the result of the command.

EXAMPLES
		  % ::soundex::knuth Knuth
		  K530

BUGS, IDEAS, FEEDBACK
       This  document, and the package it describes, will undoubtedly contain bugs and other problems.	Please report such in the category soundex
       of the Tcllib SF Trackers [http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=12883].  Please also report any ideas for enhancements you may have for
       either package and/or documentation.

KEYWORDS
       knuth, soundex, text comparison, text likeness

CATEGORY
       Hashes, checksums, and encryption

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (c) ????, Algorithm: Donald E. Knuth
       Copyright (c) 2003, Documentation: Andreas Kupries <andreas_kupries@users.sourceforge.net>
       Copyright (c) 1998, Tcl port: Evan Rempel <erempel@uvic.ca>

soundex 								1.0							     soundex(3tcl)