BOMSTRIP(1) BSD General Commands Manual BOMSTRIP(1)NAME
bomstrip, bomstrip-files — strip the BOM sequence from UTF-8 files
SYNOPSISbomstrip
bomstrip-files file ...
DESCRIPTION
The bomstrip utility reads UTF-8 data from its standard input and copies
it to its standard output, stripping the BOM (byte-order mark) from the
beginning of the text if it is present. There are no command-line
options and no parameters.
The bomstrip-files utility removes the UTF-8 BOM from the specified
files, saving each file's original contents with a .bom extension. It
uses the bomstrip utility, trying to execute it as “bomstrip”; if the
bomstrip utility is installed under another name, or if a more complex
command is desired, it may be supplied in the BOMSTRIP environment vari‐
able.
EXAMPLES
Strip the BOM, if present, from a text file:
bomstrip < bom.txt > nobom.txt
Strip the BOM, if present, from all text files, backing them up with a
.bom extension:
bomstrip-files *.txt
Use the OCAML implementation of bomstrip:
env BOMSTRIP='ocaml bomstrip.ocaml' bomstrip-files *.txt
SEE ALSO
The bomstrip home page: http://www.xs4all.nl/~mechiel/projects/bomstrip/
HISTORY
The bomstrip utility (in many languages) was written by Mechiel Lukkien,
with implementations in various languages sent to him by others, includ‐
ing Andreas Gohr, Andrew Gerrand, Berteun Damman, Matthijs Bomhoff, Peter
Pentchev, and Ruben Smelik. The bomstrip-files utility and this manual
page were written by Peter Pentchev in the hope that they reflect the
behavior of all the bomstrip implementations in all languages.
AUTHORS
Mechiel Lukkien ⟨mechiel@xs4all.nl⟩
Peter Pentchev ⟨roam@ringlet.net⟩
BSD June 14, 2008 BSD
