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Determining character encoding for a given file
On Tue, Jan 30, 2007 at 11:10:58AM +0100, Kim Christensen wrote:
> Hey list
>
> This might not be debian specific, but does anyone know of a quick way
> (hack/tool) to determine the encoding used for a given file?
>
> Best regards
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Hi Kim ,
apt-cache show recode
apt-cache show enca
cheers,
Kev
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Determining character encoding for a given file
On 2007-01-30 06:40:52 -0500, Kevin Mark wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 30, 2007 at 11:10:58AM +0100, Kim Christensen wrote:
> > This might not be debian specific, but does anyone know of a quick way
> > (hack/tool) to determine the encoding used for a given file?
> apt-cache show recode
How can you do that with recode?
> apt-cache show enca
enca is very limited. Alternatively, you have the command "file".
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Determining character encoding for a given file
* Vincent Lefevre [2007-01-30 12:49:00 +0100]:
> On 2007-01-30 06:40:52 -0500, Kevin Mark wrote:
> > On Tue, Jan 30, 2007 at 11:10:58AM +0100, Kim Christensen wrote:
> > > This might not be debian specific, but does anyone know of a quick way
> > > (hack/tool) to determine the encoding used for a given file?
>
> > apt-cache show recode
>
> How can you do that with recode?
>
> > apt-cache show enca
>
> enca is very limited. Alternatively, you have the command "file".
Thanks, this does exactly what I'm after!
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Determining character encoding for a given file
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On 01/31/07 02:33, Kim Christensen wrote:
> * Vincent Lefevre [2007-01-30 12:49:00 +0100]:
>
>> On 2007-01-30 06:40:52 -0500, Kevin Mark wrote:
>>> On Tue, Jan 30, 2007 at 11:10:58AM +0100, Kim Christensen wrote:
>>>> This might not be debian specific, but does anyone know of a quick way
>>>> (hack/tool) to determine the encoding used for a given file?
>>> apt-cache show recode
>> How can you do that with recode?
>>
>>> apt-cache show enca
>> enca is very limited. Alternatively, you have the command "file".
>
> Thanks, this does exactly what I'm after!
Which one? enca or file?
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Determining character encoding for a given file
* Ron Johnson [2007-01-31 06:58:16 -0600]:
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> Hash: SHA1
>
> On 01/31/07 02:33, Kim Christensen wrote:
> > * Vincent Lefevre [2007-01-30 12:49:00 +0100]:
> >
> >> On 2007-01-30 06:40:52 -0500, Kevin Mark wrote:
> >>> On Tue, Jan 30, 2007 at 11:10:58AM +0100, Kim Christensen wrote:
> >>>> This might not be debian specific, but does anyone know of a quick way
> >>>> (hack/tool) to determine the encoding used for a given file?
> >>> apt-cache show recode
> >> How can you do that with recode?
> >>
> >>> apt-cache show enca
> >> enca is very limited. Alternatively, you have the command "file".
> >
> > Thanks, this does exactly what I'm after!
>
> Which one? enca or file?
"file", sorry for that :-)
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