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[comment {-*- tcl -*- doctools manpage}]
[manpage_begin soundex n 1.0]
[keywords knuth]
[keywords soundex]
[keywords {text comparison}]
[keywords {text likeness}]
[copyright {????, Algorithm: Donald E. Knuth}]
[copyright {2003, Documentation: Andreas Kupries <andreas_kupries@users.sourceforge.net>}]
[copyright {1998, Tcl port: Evan Rempel <erempel@uvic.ca>}]
[moddesc {Soundex}]
[titledesc {Soundex}]
[category {Hashes, checksums, and encryption}]
[require Tcl 8.2]
[require soundex [opt 1.0]]
[description]
[para]
This package provides soundex algorithms which allow the
comparison of words based on their phonetic likeness.
[para]
Currently only an algorithm by Knuth is provided, which
is tuned to english names and words.
[list_begin definitions]
[call [cmd ::soundex::knuth] [arg string]]
Computes the soundex code of the input [arg string] using
Knuth's algorithm and returns it as the result of the
command.
[list_end]
[section EXAMPLES]
[example {
% ::soundex::knuth Knuth
K530
}]
[vset CATEGORY soundex]
[include ../common-text/feedback.inc]
[manpage_end]
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