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Opening a non-utf8 encoded text file

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I sometimes need to open text files that are encoded in EUC-KR.

man gedit gives:

   --encoding

          Set the character encoding to be  used  for  opening  the  files

          listed on the command line.

This can be used to open specific files with the desired encoding:

gedit --encoding euc-kr readme.txt

However, each file to be opened requires a similar command to be typed.

I can run iconv on the file(s), but then I have to deal with different file versions.

Do I have better options for dealing with non-utf8 text files?

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answered 2 Years ago odyroc · Accepted Answer

The easiest way to specify the encoding when opening the file is to use the Open Files dialog.

On the bottom left, you will see an drop-dwon option for Character encoding. If you haven't used the encoding in Gedit before, scroll down to Add or Remove....

In the new dialog, scroll down the list of Available Encodings until you find the one you want, then click Add to send it to the list of encodings on the right, then OK.

That's it. After that you easily open the file with the correct encoding.

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