How I can convert a string to UTF-8 encoding using Ubuntu terminal only?
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Welcome to Ask Ubuntu! From what encoding are you trying to convert?– MelebiusCommented Nov 19, 2019 at 10:47
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iconv should do what you are looking for
eg.:
echo 'latin string' | iconv -t utf-8 > yourfileInUTF8
Edit:
As suggested by damadam I removed the -f option since the string typed in terminal uses the default encoding
-f, --from-code=NAME encoding of original text
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Thank you but I found many examples on file, not for some string that's why I opened this question Commented Nov 19, 2019 at 10:31
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ah ok updated, you can try but I honestly don't know if a simple string can contain the encoding information– leseCommented Nov 19, 2019 at 10:47
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you can remove the
-foption if OP wants to type the string from terminal, it takes the default encoding; also, I think it's better to use double quote"for theechocommand– damadamCommented Nov 19, 2019 at 10:54 -
1@damadam Whether
'or"should be used depends on the particular case.'doesn’t allow any expansion and is perfectly valid here.– MelebiusCommented Nov 19, 2019 at 10:58