CLI Magic: Convert file names to a different encoding with convmv

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Dec 11, 2006 12:35 PM EDT
Linux.com; By Manolis Tzanidakis
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User Level: Beginner to intermediate Recent versions of most Linux distributions support non-English languages out of the box by using the Unicode standard. I was pleasantly surprised when I found out that I was able to read and write in Greek -- my native language -- on a fresh Ubuntu Edgy Eft installation without any manual intervention. Unfortunately, my happiness lasted only until I tried to open files with Greek file names. Instead of Greek characters I saw garbage.

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