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)