How can I change a file's encoding with vim?

Question

I\'m used to using vim to modify a file\'s line endings:

$ file file
file: ASCII text, with CRLF line terminators
$ vim file
:set ff=mac
:wq
$ file file
file         


        

Answer 1

Just like your steps, setting fileencoding should work. However, I'd like to add one "set bomb" to help editor consider the file as UTF8.

$ vim file
:set bomb
:set fileencoding=utf-8
:wq