Is the “Everything-1.5a.ini” UTF-8, with, or without BOM?

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SuperDude
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Is the “Everything-1.5a.ini” UTF-8, with, or without BOM?

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I recently compared an older “Everything-1.5a.ini” file with a newer copy, using Diffinity, and Diffinity showed there was an encoding mismatch between the two. This could be the fault of Notepad++, which I had set to open files as UTF-8 (and to apply to opened ANSI files). Thanks ;)
void
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Re: Is the “Everything-1.5a.ini” UTF-8, with, or without BOM?

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Everything stores text files without the BOM by default.

The BOM (if present) at the start of the file is ignored by Everything.



To write the UTF-8 BOM when saving text files (including your Everything.ini) from Everything:
  • Copy and paste the following into your Everything search box:
    /utf8_bom=1
  • Press ENTER in your Everything search box.
  • If successful, utf8_bom=3 is shown in the status bar for a few seconds.
    (The default is /utf8_bom=0)
utf8_bom
SuperDude
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Re: Is the “Everything-1.5a.ini” UTF-8, with, or without BOM?

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@void: Thanks for the help.
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