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Created June 14, 2015 16:13
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Stupid simple way of detecting file encoding
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gistfile1.rb
def detect_encoding file
result = `file --mime-encoding #{file}`
_, encoding = result.split
if File.exists? file
return encoding unless encoding.nil? || encoding.empty?
end
end
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j05h commented Jun 14, 2015

Emphasis on stupid... If you're looking for something good, look at https://github.com/brianmario/charlock_holmes

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