ICONV(1)                                                                                                                ICONV(1)



NAME
       iconv - Convert encoding of given files from one encoding to another

SYNOPSIS
       iconv -f encoding -t encoding inputfile

DESCRIPTION
       The iconv program converts the encoding of characters in inputfile from one coded character set to another. The result is
       written to standard output unless otherwise specified by the --output option.

   Input/Output format specification:
       --from-code, -f encoding
              Convert characters from encoding

       --to-code, -t encoding
              Convert characters to encoding

   Information:
       --list List known coded character sets

   Output control:
       -c     omit invalid characters from output

       --output, -o file
              Specify output file (instead of stdout)

       --silent, -s
              suppress warnings

       --verbose
              Print progress information.

       -?, --help
              Give this help list

       --usage
              Give a short usage message

       -V, --version
              Print program version

EXAMPLES
       Following examples convert from code set ISO88592 "input.txt" to UTF8 code set or ASCII and stores the result as
       "output.txt".

       iconv -f ISO88592 -t UTF8 < input.txt > output.txt

       iconv -f ISO88592 -t ASCII//TRANSLIT < input.txt > output.txt


AUTHOR
       iconv is written by Ulrich Drepper as part of the GNU C Library.

       This man page is written by Joel Klecker <espyATdebian.org>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system.









3rd Berkeley Distribution                                  March 2001                                                   ICONV(1)