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9.1. Using the
Chapter 9. Advanced Topics
9.1. Using the iconv tool
The iconv tool converts the encoding of characters in a file from one coded character set to another. The result is written to standard output unless otherwise specified by the
--output option. When doing conversions it is always a good idea to backup ones original files first.
The following are some useful examples of using the
See the iconv (1) manpage for more details.
iconv tool.
- List character-set encoding names:
iconv --list
- Convert ISO8859-1 (legacy Western European) content to utf-8
iconv -f ISO_8859-1 -t UTF-8 oldfile > newfile
In the above example, the oldfile is encoded in ISO8859-1, while the "newfile" will be encoded in UTF-8. - Similarly to convert EUCJP content to UTF-8
iconv -f EUCJP -t UTF-8 oldfile > newfile
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