iconv command is used to convert some text in one encoding into another encoding. If no input file is provided then it reads from standard input. Similarly, if no output file is given then it writes to standard output. If no from-encoding or to-encoding is provided then it uses current local's character encoding.

What is iconv command?

Description. The iconv command converts the encoding of characters read from either standard input or the specified file from one coded character set to another and then writes the results to standard output. The input and output coded character sets are identified by the FromCode and ToCode parameters.

What is iconv function?

The iconv() function converts a sequence of characters in one character encoding to a sequence of characters in another character encoding. ... The inbuf argument is the address of a variable that points to the first character of the input sequence; inbytesleft indicates the number of bytes in that buffer.