---
name: "ExplicateUTF8"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "uniutils"
version: "2.28-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ExplicateUTF8"
---

# ExplicateUTF8(1)

Explain the status of a sequence of bytes as a UTF8 encoding

## NAME

ExplicateUTF8 - Explain the status of a sequence of bytes as a UTF8 encoding

## SYNOPSIS

**ExplicateUTF8 ((-o \<byte offset\>) \<file name\>)**

## DESCRIPTION

*ExplicateUTF8* examines its input and determines whether it begins with a valid UTF8 Unicode sequence. If the sequence is invalid, it explains why. If the sequence is valid, it explains why the sequence is valid, gives the equivalent UTF-32 code, and explains how this value was computed.

If no input file name is supplied, *ExplicateUTF8* reads from the standard input.

## COMMAND LINE FLAGS

- \-h

  Print usage message.

- \-o \<byte offset\>

  Skip the first \<byte offset\> bytes of the input.

- \-v

  Print version information.

## REFERENCES

Unicode Standard, version 4.1

## AUTHOR

Bill Poser\
 billposer@alum.mit.edu

## LICENSE

GNU General Public License