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NAME

       isutf8 - check whether files are valid UTF-8

SYNOPSIS

       isutf8 [-hq] [--help] [--quiet] [file...]

DESCRIPTION

       isutf8  checks  whether  files  are syntactically valid UTF-8. Input is
       either files named on the command line, or the standard input.  Notices
       about files with invalid UTF-8 are printed to standard output.

OPTIONS

       -h, --help
              Print out a help summary.

       -q, --quiet
              Don't  print  messages  telling  which  files are invalid UTF-8,
              merely indicate it with the exit status.

EXIT STATUS

       If the file is valid UTF-8, the exit status is zero.  If  the  file  is
       not valid UTF-8, or there is some error, the exit status is non-zero.

AUTHOR

       Lars Wirzenius

SEE ALSO

       utf8(7)

                                  2006-02-19                         isutf8(1)