1ICONV(1)                    General Commands Manual                   ICONV(1)
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6       iconv - Convert encoding of given files from one encoding to another
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9       iconv --ff encoding --tt encoding inputfile
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12       The iiccoonnvv program converts the encoding of characters in inputfile from
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14       output unless otherwise specified by the ----oouuttppuutt option.
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16   IInnppuutt//OOuuttppuutt ffoorrmmaatt ssppeecciiffiiccaattiioonn::
17       ----ffrroomm--ccooddee, --ff encoding
18              Convert characters from encoding
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23   IInnffoorrmmaattiioonn::
24       ----lliisstt List known coded character sets
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26   OOuuttppuutt ccoonnttrrooll::
27       --cc     omit invalid characters from output
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38       --??, ----hheellpp
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44       --VV, ----vveerrssiioonn
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48       Following examples convert from code set ISO88592 "input.txt" to UTF8
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51       iiccoonnvv --ff IISSOO8888559922 --tt UUTTFF88 << iinnppuutt..ttxxtt >> oouuttppuutt..ttxxtt
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57       iconv is written by Ulrich Drepper as part of the GNU C Library.
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59       This man page is written by Joel Klecker <espy@debian.org>, for the
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703rd Berkeley Distribution         March 2001                          ICONV(1)