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.\" GNU glibc-2 source code and manual
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.\" 2007-03-31 Bruno Haible, Describe the glibc/libiconv //TRANSLIT
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.\" and //IGNORE extensions for 'tocode'.
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.TH ICONV_OPEN 3 2008-08-11 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
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.SH NAME
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iconv_open \- allocate descriptor for character set conversion
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.nf
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.B #include <iconv.h>
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.sp
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.BI "iconv_t iconv_open(const char *" tocode ", const char *" fromcode );
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.fi
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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The
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.BR iconv_open ()
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function allocates a conversion descriptor suitable
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for converting byte sequences from character encoding \fIfromcode\fP to
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character encoding \fItocode\fP.
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.PP
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The values permitted for \fIfromcode\fP and \fItocode\fP and the supported
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combinations are system-dependent.
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For the GNU C library, the permitted
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values are listed by the \fBiconv \-\-list\fP command, and all combinations
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of the listed values are supported.
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Furthermore the GNU C library and the
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GNU libiconv library support the following two suffixes:
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.TP
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//TRANSLIT
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When the string "//TRANSLIT" is appended to \fItocode\fP, transliteration
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is activated.
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This means that when a character cannot be represented in the
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target character set, it can be approximated through one or several
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similarly looking characters.
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.TP
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//IGNORE
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When the string "//IGNORE" is appended to \fItocode\fP, characters that
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cannot be represented in the target character set will be silently discarded.
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.PP
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The resulting conversion descriptor can be used with
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.BR iconv (3)
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any number of times.
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It remains valid until deallocated using
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.BR iconv_close (3).
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.PP
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A conversion descriptor contains a conversion state.
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After creation using
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.BR iconv_open (),
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the state is in the initial state.
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Using
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.BR iconv (3)
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modifies the descriptor's conversion state.
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(This implies that a conversion
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descriptor can not be used in multiple threads simultaneously.)
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To bring the state back to the initial state, use
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.BR iconv (3)
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with NULL as \fIinbuf\fP argument.
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.SH "RETURN VALUE"
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The
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.BR iconv_open ()
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function returns a freshly allocated conversion
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descriptor.
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In case of error, it sets \fIerrno\fP and returns
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.IR (iconv_t)\ \-1 .
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.SH ERRORS
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The following error can occur, among others:
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.TP
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.B EINVAL
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The conversion from \fIfromcode\fP to \fItocode\fP is not supported by the
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implementation.
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.SH VERSIONS
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This function is available in glibc since version 2.1.
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.SH "CONFORMING TO"
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UNIX98, POSIX.1-2001.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.BR iconv (1),
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.BR iconv (3),
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.BR iconv_close (3)
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