one file; od can read, but hexer cannot. What happened?
by kaz2100 from LinuxQuestions.org on (#51QNE)
Dear expert Penguins
I am totally lost.
What happened
A text file, od can read, but hexer cannot.Code:od -h thefile
0000000 bbef 3cbf ...But hexer gives empty file as if no filename is given.
troubleshooting
file permission checked -> yes, read/write
make a link to the file -> hexer CAN read
try hexer as root -> hexer CAN read
fsck to check filesystem -> no error found, did not solve
System
Debian testing, amd64
history hiding
Probably irrelevant, but
The text file was made by libreoffice, as a text file.
I needed to convert to datafile for database, I needed to remove BOM.
I guess I am doing something far off track. Can anybody guess what to do next?
cheers
I am totally lost.
What happened
A text file, od can read, but hexer cannot.Code:od -h thefile
0000000 bbef 3cbf ...But hexer gives empty file as if no filename is given.
troubleshooting
file permission checked -> yes, read/write
make a link to the file -> hexer CAN read
try hexer as root -> hexer CAN read
fsck to check filesystem -> no error found, did not solve
System
Debian testing, amd64
history hiding
Probably irrelevant, but
The text file was made by libreoffice, as a text file.
I needed to convert to datafile for database, I needed to remove BOM.
I guess I am doing something far off track. Can anybody guess what to do next?
cheers