How can you check the encoding format of a file in Linux?

In Linux, you can use command line tools to view the encoding of a file. Here are several commonly used methods:

1. Utilize the file command:

file -i filename

This command will display the MIME type and character encoding of the file.

1. Utilize the enca command (if not installed, it can be installed using a package manager):

enca -L zh_CN filename

This command will display the character encoding of the file.

1. Utilize the iconv command (if not installed, you can install it using a package manager):

iconv -l
iconv -f from_encoding -t to_encoding filename

The first command will list all the character encoding supported by iconv, and the second command can convert a file from one encoding format to another encoding format.

Note: The above commands all require replacing “filename” with the path of the file you want to view.