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NAME

       idn2 - Libidn2 Internationalized Domain Names conversion tool


SYNOPSIS

       idn2 [OPTION]... [STRINGS]...


DESCRIPTION

       The  idn2  tool  converts  DNS  domains  from UTF-8 to ASCII compatible
       encoding (ACE) form, as used in the DNS protocol. The  encoding  format
       is the Internationalized Domain Name (IDNA2008/TR46) format.

       Internationalized  Domain  Name (IDNA2008) convert STRINGS, or standard
       input.

       Command line interface to the Libidn2 implementation of IDNA2008.

       All strings are expected to be encoded in the locale charset.

       To process a string that starts with `-', for example `-foo', use  `--'
       to signal the end of parameters, as in `idn2 --quiet -- -foo'.

       Mandatory  arguments  to  long  options are mandatory for short options
       too.

       -h, --help
              Print help and exit

       -V, --version
              Print version and exit

       -d, --decode
              Decode (punycode) domain name

       -l, --lookup
              Lookup domain name (default)

       -r, --register
              Register label

       -T, --tr46t
              Enable TR46 transitional processing

       -N, --tr46nt
              Enable TR46 non-transitional processing

       --no-tr46
              Disable TR46 processing

       --usestd3asciirules
              Enable STD3 ASCII rules

       --no-alabelroundtrip
              Disable A-label roundtrip for lookups

       --debug
              Print debugging information

       --quiet
              Silent operation


AUTHOR

       Written by Simon Josefsson, Tim Ruehsen.


REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to: help-libidn@gnu.org
       Libidn2 home page: <https://www.gnu.org/software/libidn/#libidn2>
       General help using GNU software: <https://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>


COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2011-2021 Simon Josefsson, Tim Ruehsen.  License  GPLv3+:
       GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
       This  is  free  software:  you  are free to change and redistribute it.
       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.


SEE ALSO

       idn(1)

       The full documentation for idn2 is maintained as a Texinfo manual.   If
       the  info  and  idn2  programs are properly installed at your site, the
       command

              info idn2

       should give you access to the complete manual.



idn2 (Libidn2) 2.3.1               May 2021                            idn2(1)

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