How convert txt file to UTF-8 from Windows-1251?

Question

Windows 10, Emacs 25.

When I want to convert file from Windows-1251 to UTF-8 I use Notepad++.

Before convert:

convert:

after convert:

My question is: Is it possible this convert in Emacs?

xji · Answer 1 · 2021-06-04T12:06:18.877

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One should use the command set-buffer-file-coding-system (C-x RET f), set the encoding, and then save the file.

Note that you may want to first revert-buffer-with-coding-system (C-x RET r) before performing the above step, if the file is opened with the wrong encoding in the first place.

edited Jun 04 '21 at 12:06

answered Apr 11 '18 at 12:54

xji

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This worked for me. It modified the buffer and I was able to save as UTF-8. – MattMS May 02 '18 at 02:50

score 5 · Answer 2 · 2017-08-01T18:45:31.830

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The easiest way to do this is to:

Type C-x RET c
Select the desired coding system (in this case probably utf-8-dos)
Pass C-x C-w as the command and pass the name of the file to write

edited Aug 01 '17 at 18:45

answered Aug 01 '17 at 15:37

Not help. File stay on "windows-1251" – Alex Aug 01 '17 at 16:10
@Alex sorry, I thought it was the other way around. I edited the answer to work for this case. – Aug 01 '17 at 18:45
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I try again, but it not help. Coding system not change to utf-8-dos – Alex Aug 02 '17 at 07:03

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 12 '18 at 12:21

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This should do the trick:

Visit the file with C-x C-f.
Revert opened buffer to the original file encoding (cp-1251 in this case) with M-x + revert-buffer-wth-coding-system.
Use M-x + set-buffer-file-coding-system to set encoding to utf-8.
Save the file.

answered Dec 12 '18 at 12:21

wotopul

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this answer is similar to @xji 's answer. – manandearth Dec 12 '18 at 12:44

How convert txt file to UTF-8 from Windows-1251?

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