I wrote: > Likewise for "-o0". Oops, please forget the statement about -o0. With the modified GNU libiconv 'iconv' program, -o0 does make a difference: $ (echo -n abc; sleep 1; echo def) | iconv vs. $ (echo -n abc; sleep 1; echo def) | stdbuf -o0 iconv In the first case, output is line buffered. In the second case, "abc" occurs immediately.
Bruno -- In memoriam Yuri Shchekochikhin <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_Shchekochikhin>
