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iconv

SafeConvert encodings

iconv -f SJIS -t UTF-8 <in> -o <out>

Converts encodings (Shift-JIS↔UTF-8 etc.) — the standard fix for garbled Windows CSVs. -c skips bad bytes.

Examples

  • iconv -f CP932 -t UTF-8 win.csv -o utf8.csvConvert a Windows CSV to UTF-8

Syntax

iconv -f <from> -t <to> <file> [-o out]

Before you run it

Creates a new file only.

Related commands

  • fileIdentify file type
  • trTranslate/delete chars
  • chcpChange code page

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