convmv ☆

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Description:
Filename encoding conversion tool

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 2.06@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: System utilities

Tags: encoding cli filesystem utility internationalization

Install: brew install convmv

About:
convmv is a command-line utility designed to convert filenames from one character encoding to another. It is particularly useful for fixing filenames that were improperly encoded, such as when moving files between systems with different locale settings. The tool helps prevent data loss and ensures files are correctly displayed and accessible across different platforms.

Key Features:

Recursively converts filenames in directory trees
Supports a wide range of character encodings
Offers a safe 'dry-run' mode to preview changes
Can automatically fix broken UTF-8 byte sequences

Use Cases:

Migrating file collections from legacy ISO-8859-1 systems to UTF-8
Correcting filenames garbled by incorrect locale settings (mojibake)

Alternatives:

iconv – iconv is for converting text content within files, whereas convmv specifically targets and converts filenames.

License: GPL-2.0-or-later

Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux

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