1isutf8(1)                   General Commands Manual                  isutf8(1)
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NAME

6       isutf8 - check whether files are valid UTF-8
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SYNOPSIS

9       isutf8 [-hq] [--help] [--quiet] [file]
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DESCRIPTION

12       isutf8 checks whether files are syntactically valid UTF-8. Input is ei‐
13       ther files named on the command line, or the  standard  input.  Notices
14       about files with invalid UTF-8 are printed to standard output.
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OPTIONS

17       -h, --help
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21              Don't  print  messages  telling  which  files are invalid UTF-8,
22              merely indicate it with the exit status.
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EXIT STATUS

25       If the file is valid UTF-8, the exit status is zero.  If  the  file  is
26       not valid UTF-8, or there is some error, the exit status is non-zero.
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SEE ALSO

29       utf8(7)
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33                                  2006-02-19                         isutf8(1)