iconv generating UTF-16 with BOM
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Inspired by this question, can I use the command to generate UTF-16 output with a BOM and with specified endianness? The command converts text from one encoding to another. For example: generates a UTF-16 representation of . UTF-16 files often, but not always, start with a Byte Order Mark (BOM), wh…
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echo hello | iconv -f ascii -t utf-16
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Fix for: iconv generating UTF-16 with BOM
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No, if you specify the byte ordering, does not insert a BOM. This is from The Unicode Consortium Q: How I should deal with BOMs? A: Here are some guidelines to follow: A particular protocol (e.g. Microsoft conventions for .txt files) may require use…
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