# grunt-transcoding > File encoding conversion tool ## Getting Started This plugin requires Grunt `~0.4.1` If you haven't used [Grunt](http://gruntjs.com/) before, be sure to check out the [Getting Started](http://gruntjs.com/getting-started) guide, as it explains how to create a [Gruntfile](http://gruntjs.com/sample-gruntfile) as well as install and use Grunt plugins. Once you're familiar with that process, you may install this plugin with this command: ```shell npm install grunt-transcoding --save-dev ``` Once the plugin has been installed, it may be enabled inside your Gruntfile with this line of JavaScript: ```js grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-transcoding'); ``` ## The "transcoding" task ### Overview In your project's Gruntfile, add a section named `transcoding` to the data object passed into `grunt.initConfig()`. ```js grunt.initConfig({ transcoding: { options: { // Task-specific options go here. }, your_target: { // Target-specific file lists and/or options go here. }, }, }) ``` ### Options #### options.separator Type: `String` Default value: `', '` A string value that is used to do something with whatever. #### options.punctuation Type: `String` Default value: `'.'` A string value that is used to do something else with whatever else. ### Usage Examples #### Default Options In this example, the default options are used to do something with whatever. So if the `testing` file has the content `Testing` and the `123` file had the content `1 2 3`, the generated result would be `Testing, 1 2 3.` ```js grunt.initConfig({ transcoding: { options: {}, files: { 'dest/default_options': ['src/testing', 'src/123'], }, }, }) ``` #### Custom Options In this example, custom options are used to do something else with whatever else. So if the `testing` file has the content `Testing` and the `123` file had the content `1 2 3`, the generated result in this case would be `Testing: 1 2 3 !!!` ```js grunt.initConfig({ transcoding: { options: { separator: ': ', punctuation: ' !!!', }, files: { 'dest/default_options': ['src/testing', 'src/123'], }, }, }) ``` ## Contributing In lieu of a formal styleguide, take care to maintain the existing coding style. Add unit tests for any new or changed functionality. Lint and test your code using [Grunt](http://gruntjs.com/). ## Release History _(Nothing yet)_