KICONV(3)

💅 KICONV(3) — kernel side iconv library ✨

okay bestie, welcome to the KICONV(3) page from the Library Functions Manual — this one is all about the kernel side iconv library, and it's giving multi-byte character conversion tables for the kernel side iconv service. no cap, we're gonna keep every function, every flag, and every single detail. periodt. 💖

🌸 NAME 🌸

kiconv_add_xlat16_cspair, kiconv_add_xlat16_cspairs, kiconv_add_xlat16_table — kernel side iconv library.

🦋 LIBRARY 🦋

Kernel side iconv library (libkiconv, -lkiconv).

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

       #include <sys/iconv.h>

       int
       kiconv_add_xlat16_cspair(const char *tocode, const char *fromcode,
           int flag);

       int
       kiconv_add_xlat16_cspairs(const char *foreigncode,
           const char *localcode);

       int
       kiconv_add_xlat16_table(const char *tocode, const char *fromcode,
           const void *data, int datalen);

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

The kiconv library provides multi-byte character conversion tables for kernel side iconv service. it's literally the main character of kernel-side conversion tables, iykyk. 👑

🎀 kiconv_add_xlat16_cspair() 🎀

The kiconv_add_xlat16_cspair() function defines a conversion table using iconv(3) between fromcode charset and tocode charset. You can specify flag to determine if tolower(3) / toupper(3) conversion is included in the table. the flag has following values, bestie:

• KICONV_LOWER — it generates a tolower table in addition to a character conversion table. The difference between KICONV_LOWER and KICONV_FROM_LOWER is tolower tocode or tolower fromcode.
• KICONV_FROM_LOWER — it generates a tolower table in addition to a character conversion table. The difference between KICONV_LOWER and KICONV_FROM_LOWER is tolower tocode or tolower fromcode.
• KICONV_UPPER — it generates a toupper table in addition to a character conversion table. The difference between KICONV_UPPER and KICONV_FROM_UPPER is toupper tocode or toupper fromcode.
• KICONV_FROM_UPPER — it generates a toupper table in addition to a character conversion table. The difference between KICONV_UPPER and KICONV_FROM_UPPER is toupper tocode or toupper fromcode.

⚠️ heads up, bestie: a tolower/toupper conversion is limited to single-byte characters. that's the vibe check for this part. 💀

🦋 kiconv_add_xlat16_cspairs() 🦋

The kiconv_add_xlat16_cspairs() function defines two conversion tables which are from localcode to foreigncode and from foreigncode to localcode. These conversion tables also contain both tolower and toupper tables. it's giving two-for-one conversion table energy, and honestly? obsessed. 🫶

🌈 kiconv_add_xlat16_table() 🌈

The kiconv_add_xlat16_table() function defines a conversion table directly pointed by data whose length is datalen, not using iconv(3). no iconv(3) here — it's direct, it's literal, it's the main character move. ✨

🌟 SEE ALSO 🌟

• iconv(3)
• tolower(3)
• toupper(3)

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okay that's the whole page, bestie! source/version: Debian; date: July 17, 2003. mwah 💋