@ECHO OFF :: Based on code by "jaclaz" on MSFN.ORG :: http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/158633-how-to-check-text-file-encoding-from-command-line/#comment-1014056 IF "%~1"=="" ( ECHO Usage: %~n1 textfilename GOTO:EOF ) FOR /F %%A IN (%1) DO ( ECHO ANSI GOTO:EOF ) ECHO Unicode