NAME

       encguess - guess character encodings of files

VERSION

       $Id: encguess,v 0.3 2020/12/02 01:28:17 dankogai Exp $

SYNOPSIS

         encguess [switches] filename...

   SWITCHES
       -h
         show this message and exit.

       -s
         specify a list of "suspect encoding types" to test, separated by either ":" or ","

       -S
         output a list of all acceptable encoding types that can be used with the -s param

       -u
         suppress display of unidentified types

   EXAMPLES:
       • Guess encoding of a file named "test.txt", using only the default suspect types.

            encguess test.txt

       • Guess the encoding type of a file named "test.txt", using the suspect types "euc-jp,shiftjis,7bit-jis".

            encguess -s euc-jp,shiftjis,7bit-jis test.txt
            encguess -s euc-jp:shiftjis:7bit-jis test.txt

       • Guess the encoding type of several files, do not display results for unidentified files.

            encguess -us euc-jp,shiftjis,7bit-jis test*.txt

DESCRIPTION

       The  encoding identification is done by checking one encoding type at a time until all but the right type
       are eliminated. The set of encoding types to try is defined by the -s parameter and  defaults  to  ascii,
       utf8  and  UTF-16/32  with  BOM.  This can be overridden by passing one or more encoding types via the -s
       parameter. If you need to pass in multiple suspect encoding types, use a quoted string with the  a  space
       separating each value.

SEE ALSO

       Encode::Guess, Encode::Detect

LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT

       Copyright 2015 Michael LaGrasta and Dan Kogai.

       This  program  is  free  software;  you  can  redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the the
       Artistic License (2.0). You may obtain a copy of the full license at:

       <http://www.perlfoundation.org/artistic_license_2_0>

perl v5.38.2                                       2025-04-08                                        ENCGUESS(1)