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The Text::Iconv module provides a Perl interface to the iconv() function as defined by the Single UNIX Specification. The convert() method converts the encoding of characters in the input string from the fromcode codeset to the tocode codeset, and returns the result.

This program puts your terminal in raw mode, eats keystrokes, and prints them back it you in a recognizable printed form (using <>-surrounded ASCII mnemonics for non-printables). This may be useful, for example, if you're not certain what your keyboard keys are sending.

Shftool is the reference implementation for the new, XML-based Standard Hex Format (SHF). Shftool is also a working converter/generator/extractor between/to/of SHF-files and other hex formats. SHF is specified in the following Internet Draft: http://ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-strombergson-shf-06.txt

unix2dos is a set of command-line tools that converts ASCII newline characters between Unix's LF and DOS's CR/LF (and vice versa). Despite its name, this package provides both `unix2dos` as well as its counterpart, `dos2unix`.

This is a powerful and easy-to-use tcl/tk-based program which can de/en-code BinHex, uuencoded, xxencoded, Base64, and yEnc formats. Xdeview uses tcl/tk 8.3, but the port can be configured to use other tcl/tk versions (see the port Makefile).

This library implements a deserializer for an efficient, compact-output, and feature-rich binary protocol called Sereal. Its sister module Sereal::Encoder (converters/p5-Sereal-Encoder) implements an encoder for this format. The two are released separately to allow for independent and safer upgrading.

MySQL++ is a C++ wrapper for MySQL's C API. It is built around STL principles, to make dealing with the database as easy as dealing with an STL container. This port contains the version 3 of the library; see databases/mysql++ and databases/mysql++1 for the older versions.

MySQLTuner is a script written in Perl that will assist you with your MySQL configuration and make recommendations for increased performance and stability. Within seconds, it will display statistics about your MySQL installation and the areas where it can be improved.

Geographic Resources Analysis Support System (GRASS GIS) An open source Geographical Information System (GIS) with raster, topological vector, image processing, and graphics production functionality that operates on various platforms through a graphical user interface and shell in X-Windows. It is released under GNU General Public License (GPL).

Riak is a distributed database designed for maximum availability: so long as your client can reach one server, it should be able to write data. In most failure scenarios the data you want to read should be available, albeit possibly stale.