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(Recognize Coding): Explain how to see what Emacs used to decode a file.
author Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
date Wed, 09 May 2001 15:05:58 +0000
parents 9a7fd51a92b3
children 9be4cab94990
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794 applies to the archive file as a whole. 794 applies to the archive file as a whole.
795 795
796 If Emacs recognizes the encoding of a file incorrectly, you can 796 If Emacs recognizes the encoding of a file incorrectly, you can
797 reread the file using the correct coding system by typing @kbd{C-x 797 reread the file using the correct coding system by typing @kbd{C-x
798 @key{RET} c @var{coding-system} @key{RET} M-x revert-buffer 798 @key{RET} c @var{coding-system} @key{RET} M-x revert-buffer
799 @key{RET}}. 799 @key{RET}}. To see what coding system did Emacs use to decode the
800 file, look at the coding system mnemonic letter near the left edge of
801 the mode line (@pxref{Mode Line}), or type @kbd{C-h C @key{RET}}.
800 802
801 @vindex buffer-file-coding-system 803 @vindex buffer-file-coding-system
802 Once Emacs has chosen a coding system for a buffer, it stores that 804 Once Emacs has chosen a coding system for a buffer, it stores that
803 coding system in @code{buffer-file-coding-system} and uses that coding 805 coding system in @code{buffer-file-coding-system} and uses that coding
804 system, by default, for operations that write from this buffer into a 806 system, by default, for operations that write from this buffer into a