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ICONV(1)		  BSD General Commands Manual		      ICONV(1)

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 out‐
     puts the converted text on standard output.

     The following options are available:

     -c	   Prevent output of any invalid characters.  By default, iconv out‐
	   puts 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 conform to IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 (“POSIX.1”).

HISTORY
     iconv first appeared in NetBSD 2.0.

BSD				March 20, 2008				   BSD

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