From: ciapecki <ciapecki@...>
Date: 2006-12-07T08:25:08+09:00
Subject: Re: replace delimiter in unicode encdoded file


Paul Lutus schrieb:

> 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.
>
> --
> Paul Lutus
> http://www.arachnoid.com

Hi Paul,

in VIM :set filencoding (does not only set fileencoding, but as well
shows current fileencoding when run like I wrote)
so when I open a utf-8 file and enter :set fileencoding I get utf8,
when I open a ucs-2le file I get ucs-2le, I do not know how it
recognizes,
but the same thing happens (but not always) in Microsoft Notepad. When
you mark a file which is in UTF-8 Notepad marks UTF-8 as encoding, when
the file is ucs-2le, it marks Unicode as encoding.
So there must be something characteristic in those files.

chris