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NAME

recode – manual page for recode 3.6

SYNOPSIS

lt-recode [OPTION]… [ [CHARSET] | REQUEST [FILE]… ]

DESCRIPTION

Free `recode’ converts files between various character sets and surfaces.

If a long option shows an argument as mandatory, then it is mandatory for the equivalent short option also. Similarly for optional arguments.

Listings:

-l, –list[=FORMAT]: list one or all known charsets and aliases
-k, –known=PAIRS: restrict charsets according to known PAIRS list
-h, –header[=[LN/]NAME]: write table NAME on stdout using LN, then exit
-F, –freeze-tables: write out a C module holding all tables
-T, –find-subsets: report all charsets being subset of others
-C, –copyright: display Copyright and copying conditions
–help: display this help and exit
–version: output version information and exit

Operation modes:

-v, –verbose: explain sequence of steps and report progress
-q, –quiet, –silent: inhibit messages about irreversible recodings
-f, –force: force recodings even when not reversible
-t, –touch: touch the recoded files after replacement
-i, –sequence=files: use intermediate files for sequencing passes
–sequence=memory: use memory buffers for sequencing passes
-p, –sequence=pipe: use pipe machinery for sequencing passes

Fine tuning:

-s, –strict: use strict mappings, even loose characters
-d, –diacritics: convert only diacritics or alike for HTML/LaTeX
-S, –source[=LN]: limit recoding to strings and comments as for LN
-c, –colons: use colons instead of double quotes for diaeresis
-g, –graphics: approximate IBMPC rulers by ASCII graphics
-x, –ignore=CHARSET: ignore CHARSET while choosing a recoding path

Option -l with no FORMAT nor CHARSET list available charsets and surfaces. FORMAT is `decimal’, `octal’, `hexadecimal’ or `full’ (or one of `dohf’). Unless DEFAULT_CHARSET is set in environment, CHARSET defaults to the locale dependent encoding, determined by LC_ALL, LC_CTYPE, LANG. With -k, possible before charsets are listed for the given after CHARSET, both being tabular charsets, with PAIRS of the form `BEF1:AFT1,BEF2:AFT2,…’ and BEFs and AFTs being codes are given as decimal numbers. LN is some language, it may be `c’, `perl’ or `po’; `c’ is the default.

REQUEST is SUBREQUEST[,SUBREQUEST]…; SUBREQUEST is ENCODING[..ENCODING]… ENCODING is [CHARSET][/[SURFACE]]…; REQUEST often looks like BEFORE..AFTER, with BEFORE and AFTER being charsets. An omitted CHARSET implies the usual charset; an omitted [/SURFACE]… means the implied surfaces for CHARSET; a / with an empty surface name means no surfaces at all. See the manual.

If none of -i and -p are given, presume -p if no FILE, else -i. Each FILE is recoded over itself, destroying the original. If no FILE is specified, then act as a filter and recode stdin to stdout.

AUTHOR

Written by Franc,ois Pinard <pinard [at] iro.umontreal.ca>.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <recode-bugs [at] iro.umontreal.ca>.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 1990, 92, 93, 94, 96, 97, 99 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

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