NAME
isutf8 - check whether files are valid UTF-8
SYNOPSIS
isutf8 [-hqliv] [--help] [--quiet] [--list] [--invert] [--verbose] [file...]
DESCRIPTION
isutf8 checks whether files are syntactically valid UTF-8. Input is either files named on the command line, or the standard input. Notices about files with invalid UTF-8 are printed to standard output.
OPTIONS
- FC-hF[0], FC--helpF[0]
-
Print out a help summary.
- FC-qF[0], FC--quietF[0]
-
Don't print messages telling which files are invalid UTF-8, merely indicate it with the exit status.
- FC-lF[0], FC--listF[0]
-
Print only the names of files containing invalid UTF-8.
- FC-iF[0], FC--invertF[0]
-
Invert the selection: list UTF-8 compatible files.
- FC-vF[0], FC--verboseF[0]
-
Also print an hexdump-like view of the error and some context.
EXIT STATUS
If the file is valid UTF-8, the exit status is zero. If the file is not valid UTF-8, or there is some error, the exit status is non-zero.
AUTHOR
Lars Wirzenius, Julien Palard