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   Re: ASCII files   
   27 Mar 16 08:15:35   
   
   From: miro.kropacek@gmail.com   
      
   > I want to determine whether a file should not be   
   > considered ASCII text based on the percentage of non printable   
   > characters in the file.   
   >   
   > Which percentage is generally accepted?   
   The 'file' tool source code may provide some good clues.   
      
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