iconv

iconv ( i nternationalization conv ersion) is a computer program and a standardized API , with the text between different encodings can be converted.

iconv API

The iconv API is the standard interface for converting strings from one encoding to another on Unix- like systems. The iconv program appeared around 1990 with the Unix Vr4 system; it has meanwhile been taken up by the Open Group and included as a standard in the X / Open Portability Guide , and is therefore part of the Single UNIX Specification (SUS).

All newer Linux distributions are equipped with an implementation of iconv(), since iconv has meanwhile become part of the GNU C library , which serves as the basis for current Linux systems. In order to be able to use the function, appropriate locales must be installed for the library. These are available as a separate package, usually called glibc-locale, which is installed by default on most systems.

compatibility

Under Windows , iconv can be used via a Unix API emulation such as Cygwin or a port such as GnuWin32 .

Iconv is one of the supported libraries in PHP , which is provided as a dynamic link library under Windows .

See also

• Unix commands
• International Components for Unicode

Web links

References to iconv:

• iconv(): codeset conversion function - Open Group (English)
• iconv(1): Convert encoding of given files from one encoding to another -  Debian GNU / Linux Executable programs or shell commands man page
• iconv(3): perform character set conversion -  Debian GNU / Linux library calls man page
• iconv(1): HP-UX 11i manual Page (English; PDF file; 41 kB)

Implementations of the iconv API:

• GNU libiconv, a free iconv implementation , licensed under the LGPL (English)
• libiconv as DLL for Windows (English)
• FreeBSD version of iconv (English)
• Citrus , the clib version of NetBSD (English)
• PHP function reference (German)