Is it possible to automatically set UTF16 file encoding when opening a file of that type?

Question

I edit all kinds of files with Vim (as I\'m sure most Vim users do). One bug bear I have is what Vim does when I come across a file with an odd encoding. Most editors (the

Answer 1

Add this code to your .vimrc:

if has("multi_byte")
  if &termencoding == ""
    let &termencoding = &encoding
  endif
  set encoding=utf-8
  setglobal fileencoding=utf-8
  "setglobal bomb
  set fileencodings=ucs-bom,utf-8,latin1
endif