Can you test a file for ASCII encoding?

brianr8011 · #1 (**permalink**) 07-16-08, 10:35

Hi all.

I'm still fairly new at this (shell scripting) so bear with me....

I currently have a script that tests to see if a $1 is a file :

Code:

if [[ -f $filename ]] then
   do_stuff
else
   echo "$filename is not a regular file"
fi

My question: is there a way to test that the file $filename is in ASCII and not another encoding type? I am using Korn shell.

Thanks for any help.

EDIT: I should note that $1 is assigned to filename before this code segment.

stolze · #2 (**permalink**) 07-16-08, 12:17

You can use the "file" utility if it is installed.

$ file Configurator.hpp
Configurator.hpp: ASCII C++ program text

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