---
name: "Encode::EBCDIC"
section: "3p"
platform: "openbsd"
package: "man"
version: "8.0-current-20261101"
release: "OpenBSD 8.0-current (2026-11-01)"
platforms: ["openbsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Encode::EBCDIC"
---

# Encode::EBCDIC(3p)

EBCDIC Encodings

## NAME

Encode::EBCDIC - EBCDIC Encodings

## SYNOPSIS

```
    use Encode qw/encode decode/;
    $posix_bc  = encode("posix-bc", $utf8); # loads Encode::EBCDIC implicitly
    $utf8 = decode("", $posix_bc);          # ditto
```

## ABSTRACT

This module implements various EBCDIC-Based encodings.  Encodings supported are as follows.

```
  Canonical   Alias             Description
  --------------------------------------------------------------------
  cp37
  cp500
  cp875
  cp1026
  cp1047
  posix-bc
```

## DESCRIPTION

To find how to use this module in detail, see Encode.

## SEE ALSO

Encode, perlebcdic