NAME

       isutf8 - check whether files are valid UTF-8

SYNOPSIS

       isutf8 [-hq] [--help] [--quiet] [file...]

DESCRIPTION

       isutf8  checks whether files are syntactically valid UTF-8. Input is either files named on
       the command line, or the standard input.  Notices  about  files  with  invalid  UTF-8  are
       printed to standard output.

OPTIONS

       -h, --help
              Print out a help summary.

       -q, --quiet
              Don't print messages telling which files are invalid UTF-8, merely indicate it with
              the exit status.

EXIT STATUS

       If the file is valid UTF-8, the exit status is zero.  If the file is not valid  UTF-8,  or
       there is some error, the exit status is non-zero.

AUTHOR

       Lars Wirzenius

SEE ALSO

       utf8(7)

                                            2006-02-19                                  isutf8(1)