iconv(1)
NAME
iconv − code set conversion utility
SYNOPSIS
iconv -f fromcode -t tocode [file]
DESCRIPTION
iconv converts the characters or sequences of characters in file from one code set to another and writes the results to standard output. Should no conversion exist for a particular character then it is converted to the underscore ’_’ in the target codeset.
The required arguments fromcode and tocode identify the input and output code sets, respectively. If no file argument is specified on the command line, iconv reads the standard input.
iconv will always convert to or from the ISO 8859-1 Latin alphabet No.1, from or to an ISO 646 ASCII variant codeset for a particular language. The ISO 8859-1 codeset will support the majority of 8 bit codesets. The conversions attempted by iconv accommodate the most commonly used languages.
The following table lists the supported conversions.
| Code Set Conversions Supported | ||||
| Code | Symbol | Target Code | Symbol | comment |
| ISO 646 | 646 | ISO 8859-1 | 8859 | US Ascii |
| ISO 646de | 646de | ISO 8859-1 | 8859 | German |
| ISO 646da | 646da | ISO 8859-1 | 8859 | Danish |
| ISO 646en | 646en | ISO 8859-1 | 8859 | English Ascii |
| ISO 646es | 646es | ISO 8859-1 | 8859 | Spanish |
| ISO 646fr | 646fr | ISO 8859-1 | 8859 | French |
| ISO 646it | 646it | ISO 8859-1 | 8859 | Italian |
| ISO 646sv | 646sv | ISO 8859-1 | 8859 | Swedish |
| ISO 8859-1 | 8859 | ISO 646 | 646 | 7 bit Ascii |
| ISO 8859-1 | 8859 | ISO 646de | 646de | German |
| ISO 8859-1 | 8859 | ISO 646da | 646da | Danish |
| ISO 8859-1 | 8859 | ISO 646en | 646en | English Ascii |
| ISO 8859-1 | 8859 | ISO 646es | 646es | Spanish |
| ISO 8859-1 | 8859 | ISO 646fr | 646fr | French |
| ISO 8859-1 | 8859 | ISO 646it | 646it | Italian |
| ISO 8859-1 | 8859 | ISO 646sv | 646sv | Swedish |
The conversions are performed according to the tables found on the iconv(5) manual page.
EXAMPLES
The following converts the contents of file mail1 from code set 8859 to 646fr and stores the results in file mail.local.
iconv -f 8859 -t 646fr mail1 > mail.local
FILES
/usr/lib/iconv/iconv_data lists the conversions supported.
/usr/lib/iconv/∗.t conversion tables.
SEE ALSO
iconv(5) in the CX/UX Programmer’s Reference Manual.
DIAGNOSTICS
iconv returns 0 upon successful completion, 1 otherwise.
CX/UX User’s Reference Manual