From: Paul Lutus <nospam@...>
Date: 2006-12-07T08:05:08+09:00
Subject: Re: replace delimiter in unicode encdoded file

ciapecki wrote:

> Another question following up.
> Is there a way to find out in what encoding is the file encoded (is it
> ucs-2le or utf-8)?
> when I open a file in VIM I can check it with :set fileencoding
> so there must be any way to recognize the file and its encoding.

The fact that you can choose a particular encoding doesn't mean that
encoding is innate to the file. In the case of a unicode text file without
an identifying header, strictly speaking it is not possible to determine
the encoding -- I mean, apart from a human being using common sense and
text recognition.

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Paul Lutus
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