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"Are not all files, by default, text files?" No. Text files describe a particular record format. In ASCII, records are 1 byte long and always have the MSB set
by throwaway09223 4y ago
"Are not all files, by default, text files?"
No. Text files describe a particular record format. In ASCII, records are 1 byte long and always have the MSB set to zero.
The unicode record format is more complicated, but it also has a clear specification.
Files not in these formats are not text files.