#!/bin/bash # # File Name Encoding Conversion Script # # Use this script to convert file names with special characters # between Windows-1252 and UTF-8 encoded file systems. # The script can be easily modified to convert between any # encoding to any other encoding. # # This script is similar to a script already available for the # KDE desktop. # # changeFilenameCode # http://kubuntu.free.fr/servicemenu/ # # Original post: # http://moto.debian.org.tw/viewtopic.php?t=5367 # # Contributor: # Adam Kane # kane.adam@gmail.com # # The script has been modified to manage more than one # file and to specifically convert from windows-1252 to utf-8. # # Dependencies : convmv # http://j3e.de/linux/convmv/ if [ $# -gt 0 ];then convmv -f windows-1252 -t utf-8 -r --notest "$@"| zenity --progress --pulsate --text="conversion in progress" --auto-close fi exit 0