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 ...] |
DESCRIPTION
The
iconv 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,
iconv outputs an “invalid character”
specified by the to_name codeset when it encounters
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, iconv outputs 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
iconv(3)
STANDARDS
iconv conforms to
IEEE Std 1003.1-2001
(“POSIX.1”).
HISTORY
iconv first appeared in
NetBSD
2.0.