2.11.8. Convert file and directory name encoding

UTF-8 encoding is used for file and directory names on the hosting. If you copy files or directories with names encoded in CP-1251 (which is used in Windows) and their names contain Cyrillic characters, they must be recoded.

To convert the encoding, do the following:

1. Connect to the hosting via SSH.
2. Convert encoding:

   convmv -r -f cp1251 -t utf8 --notest ~/path/to/dir/

   The command consists of the following elements:

   • -r — change the encoding in all subdirectories.
   • -f — source encoding.
   • -t — target encoding (usually utf8).
   • –notest — change the encoding without manual confirmation for each file or directory.
   • ~/path/to/dir/ — path to the directory whose contents need to be processed. For example:
     • ~/path/to/dir/ — all files and subdirectories in the ~/path/to/dir/ directory.
     • ~/path/to/files/*.png — all files with the .png extension in the /path/to/files/ directory.
     • . — all files and subdirectories in the current directory (you can find out the path to the current directory using the pwd command).
3. Wait for the command to complete.