why I always see <feff> after ftp

Hi, Gurus:

I edited html doc on Windows and then upload to my linux server using
ftp, the ftp server application is vsftpd, after that, if I use vi -b
to open the html file, I always see <feff> at the beginning of the
file, anyway for me to prevent this? thanks in advance.

/zhenwu

,--- a10 part writes:

| Hi, Gurus:

| I edited html doc on Windows and then upload to my linux server using
| ftp, the ftp server application is vsftpd, after that, if I use vi -b
| to open the html file, I always see <feff> at the beginning of the
| file, anyway for me to prevent this? thanks in advance.

<feff> is the BOM (byte-order marker). Your windows editor is adding
that. For more details on BOM, check out:

http://unicode.org/faq/utf_bom.html#22

| /zhenwu

HTH
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- Michael Abrash

Thanks, I already figured out. thanks again.

/zhenwu

On Oct 28, 11:23 pm, wahj...@gmail.com (Ashish Shukla )
wrote:
> ,--- a10 part writes:
>
> | Hi, Gurus:
>
> | I edited html doc on Windows and then upload to my linux server using
> | ftp, the ftp server application is vsftpd, after that, if I use vi -b
> | to open the html file, I always see <feff> at the beginning of the
> | file, anyway for me to prevent this? thanks in advance.
>
> <feff> is the BOM (byte-order marker). Your windows editor is adding
> that. For more details on BOM, check out:
>
> http://unicode.org/faq/utf_bom.html#22
>
> | /zhenwu
>
> HTH
> - --
> Ashish Shukla "Wah Java !!"
>
>
> weblog:http://wahjava.wordpress.com/
>
> ,= ,-_-. =. | DRMs are often designed by ambitious, well-funded consortia, |
> ((_/)o o(\_)) | with top-notch engineers from every corner of the industry. |
> `-'(. .)`-' | They spend millions. They take years. They are defeated in |
> \_/ | days, for pennies, by hobbyists. - Cory Doctorow |
>
> The best optimizer is between your ears.
> - Michael Abrash