jv-convert1
Convert file from one encoding to another
Part of jv-convert-3.3(1).
Usage
jv-convert [OPTION] ...
[INPUTFILE
[OUTPUTFILE]]
Overview
jv-convert is a utility included with "libgcj" which converts a file from one encoding to another. It is similar to the Unix iconv utility.
The encodings supported by jv-convert are platform-dependent. Currently there is no way to get a list of all supported encodings.
Options
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--encoding name
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--from name -
Use name as the input encoding. The default is the current locale's encoding.
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--to name -
Use name as the output encoding. The default is the
"JavaSrc"encoding; this is ASCII with\uescapes for non-ASCII characters.
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-i file -
Read from file. The default is to read from standard input.
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-o file -
Write to file. The default is to write to standard output.
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--reverse -
Swap the input and output encodings.
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--help -
Print a help message, then exit.
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--version -
Print version information, then exit.
History
- Debian 3.1 (Sarge): the text shown here
- Debian 3.0 (Woody)
- Debian 2.2 (Potato)
--encoding since Debian 3.0 (Woody);
--from since Debian 3.0 (Woody);
--help since Debian 3.0 (Woody);
--reverse since Debian 3.0 (Woody);
--to since Debian 3.0 (Woody);
--version since Debian 3.0 (Woody);
-i since Debian 3.0 (Woody);
-o since Debian 3.0 (Woody).