iconv.h(3HEAD) Headers iconv.h(3HEAD)NAME
iconv.h, iconv - codeset conversion facility
SYNOPSIS
#include <iconv.h>
DESCRIPTION
The <iconv.h> header defines the following type:
iconv_t Identifies the conversion from one codeset to another.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface Stability |Standard |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO iconv(3C), iconv_close(3C), iconv_open(3C), attributes(5), standards(5)SunOS 5.10 10 Sep 2004 iconv.h(3HEAD)
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iconv_close(3C) Standard C Library Functions iconv_close(3C)NAME
iconv_close - code conversion deallocation function
SYNOPSIS
#include <iconv.h>
int iconv_close(iconv_t cd);
DESCRIPTION
The iconv_close() function deallocates the conversion descriptor cd and all other associated resources allocated by the iconv_open(3C)
function.
If a file descriptor is used to implement the type iconv_t, that file descriptor will be closed.
For examples using the iconv_close() function, see iconv(3C).
RETURN VALUES
Upon successful completion, iconv_close() returns 0; otherwise, it returns -1 and sets errno to indicate the error.
ERRORS
The iconv_close() function may fail if:
EBADF The conversion descriptor is invalid.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface Stability |Standard |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|MT-Level |MT-Safe |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO iconv(3C), iconv_open(3C), attributes(5), standards(5)SunOS 5.10 24 Jul 2002 iconv_close(3C)
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The code is below:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <iconv.h>
int main()
{
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char instr="汉字";
char *inbuf;
char *outbuf;
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Here is my question,
volume of records processed : 5M ( approx )
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hi
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Hello,
I am stuck... i dunno why does my test fail... any idea ?
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dos2unix info.txt
Distor=Distributeur
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Hello.
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https://www.unix.com/shell-programming-and-scripting/258825-iconv-large-files.html
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