txt2pauker.sh

#!/bin/bash 
OUTFILE="$1.pau"
echo '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<!--This is a lesson file for Pauker (http://pauker.sourceforge.net)-->
<Lesson LessonFormat="1.7">
  <Description/>
  <Batch>' > $OUTFILE 
sed $1 -e 's#\(.*\)\t\(.*\)#    <Card>\n      <FrontSide Orientation="LTR" RepeatByTyping="false">\n        <Text>\1</Text>\n      </FrontSide>\n      <ReverseSide Orientation="LTR" RepeatByTyping="false">\n        <Text>\2</Text>\n      </ReverseSide>\n    </Card>#' >> $OUTFILE 
echo '  </Batch>
  <Batch/>
  <Batch/>
</Lesson>
' >> $OUTFILE 
gzip $OUTFILE