iconv Command Examples

Convert text from one encoding to another. More information: https://manned.org/iconv.

• Convert file to a specific encoding, and print to stdout:

iconv {{[-f|--from-code]}} {{from_encoding}} {{[-t|--to-code]}} {{to_encoding}} {{input_file}}

• Convert file to the current locale's encoding, and output to a file:

iconv {{[-f|--from-code]}} {{from_encoding}} {{input_file}} > {{output_file}}

• List supported encodings:

iconv {{[-l|--list]}}