ICONV(1) General Commands Manual ICONV(1)
NAME
iconvcodeset 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
The iconv utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
SEE ALSO
STANDARDS
iconv conform to IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 (“POSIX.1”).
HISTORY
iconv first appeared in NetBSD 2.0.