Can `iconv` omit invalid characters?

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Issue

  • Can iconv omit invalid characters?
  • iconv shows "illegal input sequence".

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • iconv command

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