how do I convert a file (or output to stdont) with an unknown 16 encoding into plain ol' ASCII aka 8 BIT ? Example of files contents 0 255 254 2 60 0 4 72 0 6 84 0 8 77 0 10 76 0 12 62 0 or .. 0000000 377 376 < \0 H \0 T \0 M \0 L \0 > \0 \n \0 0000020 \0 \0 < \0 B \0 O \0 D \0 Y \0 > \0 0000040 \n thanks, -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list