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PROGRAM:

NAME

recode - converts files between character sets

SYNOPSIS

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.

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