# Install uni2ascii Bi-directional conversion between UTF-8 and various ASCII flavors. Version 4.20 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:uni2ascii ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install uni2ascii ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install uni2ascii ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: textproc/uni2ascii/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install uni2ascii ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: uni2ascii from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#uni2ascii ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/un/uni2ascii/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package Facts - **Package key:** brew:uni2ascii - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager URL:** - **Version:** 4.20 - **Source summary:** Bi-directional conversion between UTF-8 and various ASCII flavors - **Homepage:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00 ## Executables - ascii2uni (cli) - u2a (cli) - uni2ascii (cli) - ascii2uni (alias) - u2a (alias) - uni2ascii (alias) ## Dependencies - gettext ## Install Behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-06-10 - Package-manager version: 4.20 - Local data status: ok - Upstream repository: https://billposer.org/Software/uni2ascii.html - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Sicherheitshinweise narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** uni2ascii - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - uni2ascii - 4.20-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: uni2ascii from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | UTF-8 to 7-bit ASCII and vice versa converter | https://billposer.org/Software/uni2ascii.html - Nix - uni2ascii: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/un/uni2ascii/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - uni2ascii - 4.18-6: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: uni2ascii from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | UTF-8 to 7-bit ASCII and vice versa converter | https://billposer.org/Software/uni2ascii.html - MacPorts - uni2ascii: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: textproc/uni2ascii/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related Links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [gettext](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/gettext/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [uni](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/uni/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, text-processing, unicode. - [libunicode](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/libunicode/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, text-processing, unicode. - [unac](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/unac/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, text-processing, unicode. - [bsdconv](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/bsdconv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, conversion, developer-tools, text-processing. - [cconv](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/cconv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, text-processing, unicode. - [simdutf](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/simdutf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, text-processing, unicode. - [gnu-sed](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/gnu-sed/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, text-processing. - [grep](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/grep/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, text-processing. - [ascii2binary](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/ascii2binary/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: ascii, cli, conversion, developer, developer-tools. - [wdiff](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/wdiff/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: between, cli, developer, developer-tools, gettext. ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph