On Thu, 16 Jan 2003, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Is there a grep that is able to understand utf-16-[lb]e encoded > files? I have a bunch of LaTeX source files intended for Lambda, so > they're stored as utf-16-le. But when I try and grep the files, > nothing happens because of all of the extra bytes in the file. > > I've looked at the man page for grep and looked at that 'lv' > package, but I couldn't make anything work.
The preferred way to use Unicode in Debian is to use UTF-8. Try something like: $ iconv -f UTF-16 -t UTF-8 my_utf_16_file > temporary_file Then you can grep temporary_file. -- Gaute Strokkenes http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~gs234/ What's the MATTER Sid?.. Is your BEVERAGE unsatisfactory? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
