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
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 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,
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
SEE ALSO
iconv(3)
STANDARDS
iconv
conform to
IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 (``POSIX.1'') .
HISTORY
iconv
first appeared in
NetBSD2.0.