Re: Saving a file in utf-8.

On 28/12/13 06:09, Ben Fritz wrote:
> On Friday, December 27, 2013 1:47:34 PM UTC-6, wexfordpress wrote:
>> I use Vim and gvim for all kinds of files. One
>>
>> file type has to be saved in UTF-8 format. How do
>>
>> I assure this?
>>
>
> If Vim properly loads it in UTF-8, it will be default save it in UTF-8.
>
> For that to happen, you need to do the following at the top of your .vimrc (BEFORE any mappings, etc.):
>
> 1. Set 'encoding' to utf-8
> 2. Set 'fileencodings' to something that will properly detect utf-8 (and/or autocmds to detect it)
> 3. If you're paranoid, do "set fileencoding?" in your file after loading to make sure it's in the right file encoding.
>
> You should also be aware, does your file have (or need) a BOM? Vim will keep one there if it already exists, or you can add one by setting the 'bomb' option.
>

See also http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Working_with_Unicode

Best regards,
Tony.
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