NAME
iconv —
codeset conversion utility
SYNOPSIS
iconv |
[-cs] -f
from_name -t
to_name [file ...] |
iconv |
-f from_name
[-cs] [-t
to_name] [file ...] |
iconv |
-t to_name
[-cs] [-f
from_name] [file ...] |
iconv |
-l |
DESCRIPTION
Theiconv utility converts the codeset of
file (or from standard input if no file is specified)
from codeset from_name to codeset
to_name and outputs the converted text on standard
output.
The following options are available:
-c- Prevent output of any invalid characters. By default,
iconvoutputs an “invalid character” specified by the to_name codeset when it encounts a character which is valid in the from_name codeset but does not have a corresponding character in the to_name codeset. -f- Specifies the source codeset name as from_name.
-l- Lists available codeset names. Note that not all combinations of from_name and to_name are valid.
-s- Silent. By default,
iconvoutputs the number of “invalid characters” to standard error if they exist. This option prevents this behaviour. -t- Specifies the destination codeset name as to_name.
EXIT STATUS
The iconv utility exits 0 on
success, and >0 if an error occurs.
SEE ALSO
STANDARDS
iconv conform to IEEE Std
1003.1-2008 (“POSIX.1”).
HISTORY
iconv first appeared in
NetBSD 2.0, and made its appearance in
DragonFly 1.2.