Why iconv throws "illegal input sequence" error?
Issue
iconvcommand reports "illegal input sequence" and fails to change the encoding.
$ iconv -f IBM1388 -t GB18030 test > output_bad_GB18030
iconv: illegal input sequence at position 171
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- glibc-common
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