Usage: /usr/bin/gnu-iconv [OPTION...] [-f ENCODING] [-t ENCODING] [INPUTFILE...] or: /usr/bin/gnu-iconv -l Converts text from one encoding to another encoding. Options controlling the input and output format: -f ENCODING, --from-code=ENCODING the encoding of the input -t ENCODING, --to-code=ENCODING the encoding of the output Options controlling conversion problems: -c discard unconvertible characters --unicode-subst=FORMATSTRING substitution for unconvertible Unicode characters --byte-subst=FORMATSTRING substitution for unconvertible bytes --widechar-subst=FORMATSTRING substitution for unconvertible wide characters Options controlling error output: -s, --silent suppress error messages about conversion problems Informative output: -l, --list list the supported encodings --help display this help and exit --version output version information and exit Report bugs in the bug tracker at or by email to .