[OS X Emacs] how to determine file encoding

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 14.11.2007 um 16:45 schrieb Dirk Schlimm:

> I received some text files and now I'd like to know how they are
> encoded (UTF-8, Latin9, etc.). Is there a simple way of finding this
> out?

Yes: visit the files and change the encoding as long as you can see  
rubbish. When the text appears clean and readable, then you've found  
a useful encoding.

Putting it in other words: there is no reliable way. The UNIX command  
file can help a bit, the file name's extension can be helpful, too.

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   Pete

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