JV-CONVERT(1)

NAME
jv-convert - Convert file from one encoding to another

SYNOPSIS
jv-convert [OPTION] ... [INPUTFILE [OUTPUTFILE]]

DESCRIPTION
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

--encoding name
--from name
    Use name as the input encoding. The default is the current locale's encoding.

--to name
    Use name as the output encoding. The default is the "JavaSrc" encoding; this is ASCII with \u escapes for non-ASCII characters.

-i file
    Read from file. The default is to read from standard input.

-o file
    Write to file. The default is to write to standard output.

--reverse
    Swap the input and output encodings.

--help
    Print a help message, then exit.

--version
    Print version information, then exit.

SEE ALSO

COPYRIGHT
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