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UTF-8 Decoders fail to decode the encoded strings
I have some encoded values values which I believe is UTF-8. Now I dont really know if it is UTF-8 or not because other online tool and steps to decode UTF-8 is not working, BUT an open source tool ...
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VIM uses wrong encoding - but only in status messages
I ran into a strange issue with my ArchLinux setup. Vim uses correct encoding for reading/displaying files but these status messages (which displays the current mode or reports back when the buffer is ...
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How to identify a file encoding?
I'm trying to figure out the encoding of a text file. I did try a lot of the common ones (with Notepad++), but I've failed so far.
A few hints: The file was originally an Eudora mbx file, with mostly ...
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Wrong character encoding in ssh session – but not for all connectios
I have an odd issue when connecting to my (Ubuntu) server via SSH.
If I connect from my Gentoo box, all is fine. All Umlauts etc. work, I can type "ÄÖÜ" and so on.
If I do the same from my ...
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How to read Linux text files in Windows system?
For example, I run the top command and store it to a file in Linux, after that I open that file in Windows it contains some gibberish. Here is the file viewed in Notepad++:
The option to convert to ...
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How to use ISO8859-9 encoding in terminal?
I maked a file containing "ırmak" with a text editor via encoding ISO8859-9.
Then, I tried to print the content with "cat" command in the terminal. But I could not.
I use the ...
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Convert Korean files that are showing up incorrectly to utf-8 - character shows Çѱ¹Ÿî
I was just about to ask this after a long time of searching so decided to answer my own question...
I downloaded Korean subtitles in an .smi file that was in zip archive. When I extracted it, the ...
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Restoring corrupted UTF-8 files
After my PC broke down I managed to make a backup of the relevant files before reinstalling Windows.
Now that I'm restoring those files and setting the system up I noticed that some of the files got ...
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Printf in gawk with the correct encoding?
I'm wondering: can gawk printf in any format besides ASCII?
Currently, I'm using gawk match() to search through some UTF-8 text. When I go ahead and print out the matches gawk finds, it ends up like ...
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How to fix accentuation encoding with cmd.exe running inside bash?
I installed https://www.msys2.org/ and setup an ssh server for it. With this I can connect to my machine and work remotely. The problem is that some application as Visual Studio tools or windows ...
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Why does copying text between Notepad++ files create files with different bytes?
I've created a simple pdf [hi.pdf] with the word hi and when I open it in Notepad++, its encoding is ANSI, which I assume is Notepad++'s best guess, with it opening successfully when I Save as ...
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What is this for a file name encoding and how to fix it?
On my Linux machine I found old files (at least from 2004 if not older), so possibly Win9x days. Maybe they came over some old FAT drive on my disk or some old Samba share.
Umlaute are very weirdly ...
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Finding the encoding of a text file containing weird characters
I recently received a file, of Turkish origin, where the file has some English words which I can easily read, and some weird characters. I wonder if this file is encoded, encrypted or sth else. I ...
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BER decode SubjectAltName and CHOICE?
I'm having trouble working out the syntax when decoding a SubjectAltName in a TLS self-signed certificate. I believe the certificate is well formed. The trouble is, I don't understand how to decode ...
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Can I tinker with the encoding when using pdftotext to convert PDF to text?
Sometimes when I do pdftotext it results in perfect text. I assume this is because the actual unicode text data is embedded directly in the PDF itself, and simply read out.
But other times (around ...
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