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+++ b/doc/yaz-iconv-man.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-
%local;
@@ -12,18 +12,20 @@
YAZ
&version;
+ Index Data
-
+
yaz-iconv
1
+ Commands
-
+
yaz-iconv
- YAZ Charcter set conversion utility
+ YAZ Character set conversion utility
-
+
yaz-iconv
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@
file
-
+
DESCRIPTION
yaz-iconv converts data in file in character
@@ -49,9 +51,9 @@
yaz-iconv reads from standard input.
-
+
OPTIONS
-
+
-ffrom]
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The yaz-iconv command and the API as defined in
yaz/yaz-iconv.h is a wrapper for the
- library system call iconv. But YAZ' implementation also implements
- conversions on its own. So regardless of iconv, the following
- below are always supported by YAZ:
+ library system call iconv. But YAZ' iconv utility also implements
+ conversions on its own. The table below lists characters sets (or encodings).
+ that are supported by YAZ. Each character set is marked with either
+ encode or decode. If
+ an encoding is encode-enabled YAZ may convert to
+ to the designated encoding. If an encoding is decode-enabled, YAZ
+ may convert from the designated encoding.
marc8 (encode, decode)
+
The MARC8 encoding as defined by
the Library of Congress. Most MARC21/USMARC records usees
this encoding.
+
marc8s (encode, decode)
+
Like MARC8 but with conversion prefers non-combined characters
in the Latin-1 plane over combined characters.
+
marc8lossy (encode)
+
Lossy encoding of MARC-8.
+
marc8lossless (encode)
+
Lossless encoding of MARC8.
+
utf8 (encode, decode)
+
The most commonly used UNICODE encoding on the Internet.
+
iso8859-1 (encode, decode)
+
ISO-8859-1, AKA Latin-1.
+
iso5426 (decode)
+
ISO 5426. Some MARC records (UNIMARC) uses this encoding.
+
iso5428:1984 (encode, decode)
+
ISO 5428:1984.
+
advancegreek (encode, decode)
+
An encoding for Greek used by some vendors (Advance).
+
+
+
+ danmarc (decode)
+
+
+ Danmarc (in danish) is
+ an encoding based on UNICODE which is used for DanMARC2 records.
+
+
@@ -158,7 +191,7 @@
yaz-iconv -f ISO-8859-1 -t UTF-8 -X <input.lst >output.lst
-
+
FILES