# check the file's charactor code nkf -g test.txt # convert charactor code to UTF-8 nkf -w --overwrite test.txt # convert charactor code to EUC-JP nkf -e --overwrite test.txt # convert charactor code to Shift-JIS nkf -s --overwrite test.txt # convert charactor code to ISO-2022-JP nkf -j --overwrite test.txt # convert newline to LF nkf -Lu --overwrite test.txt # convert newline to CRLF nkf -Lw --overwrite test.txt # convert newline to CR nkf -Lm --overwrite test.txt # MIME encode echo ใƒ†ใ‚นใƒˆ | nkf -WwMQ # MIME decode echo "=E3=83=86=E3=82=B9=E3=83=88" | nkf -WwmQ