iconv

The iconv program converts text from one encoding to another encoding. More precisely, it converts from the encoding given for the −f option to the encoding given for the −t option.

• libiconv Project Homepage [EN]

• iconv [EN] @ Wikipedia
• iconv [DE] @ Wikipedia

Documentation

• man 1 'iconv' [EN]

Syntax

iconv [PARAMETER ...] [FILE ...]

Parameters

−c

When this option is given, characters that cannot be converted are silently discarded, instead of leading to a conversion error.

−f ENCODING, −−from−code=ENCODING

Specifies the ENCODING of the input.

−l, −−list

Lists the names of the supported encodings, in a system dependent format.

−t ENCODING, −−to−code=ENCODING

Specifies the ENCODING of the output.

Examples

List the supported encodings

iconv −−list

Work with German special characters (like äöü) in the macOS' file system HFS+

pattern="$(iconv --to-code='UTF-8-MAC' <<<'ausrüstung.md')"

find "${HOME}" -type 'f' -name "*/${pattern}"

NOTE:

UTF-8-MAC is a special encoding which is only available on macOS.