.TH "utf8migrationtool" "1" "February 9th 2005" "http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/u/utf8-migration-tool/" "Debian GNU/Linux"
.SH "NAME"
utf8migrationtool \- UTF\-8 locale migration tool

.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.BR utf8migrationtool
is a wizard that simplifies upgrading a Debian system
towards UTF\-8 locales.
.PP
First it updates the login configuration (in ~/.dmrc) so the default locale
uses UTF-8 encoding, then it checks every filename under the user's home
directory and converts it to UTF-8 if needed. Note that it only affects
filenames, not file contents.

.SH OPTIONS
None.

.SH "USAGE"
.BR utf8migrationtool
is run from the Desktop Environment's menu.

.SH "AUTHORS"
Tollef Fog Heen <tfheen@canonical.com> created the utility in 2005.
.PP
Martin\-Eric Racine <q\-funk@iki.fi> wrote this manual page and 
the desktop menu in 2006.

.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR locale (1).