# Rb\_filesystem\_encoding on Unix

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rb-filesystem-encoding-on-unix/143625>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [July 21, 2008, 10:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rb-filesystem-encoding-on-unix/143625 "2008-07-21T10:06:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Tanaka\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@Tanaka\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Tanaka_A)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2008, 10:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rb-filesystem-encoding-on-unix/143625/1 "2008-07-21T10:06:52Z")

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# % svn diff --diff-cmd diff -x ‘-u -p’ encoding.c Index: encoding.c

— encoding.c (revision 18140)  
+++ encoding.c (working copy)  
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ rb\_filesystem\_encoding(void)  
#elif defined **APPLE**  
enc = rb\_enc\_find(“UTF8-MAC”);  
#else

- enc = rb\_ascii8bit\_encoding();

- enc = rb\_locale\_encoding();  
#endif  
}  
return enc;

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**Author:** ![Tanaka\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@Tanaka\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Tanaka_A)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2008, 10:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rb-filesystem-encoding-on-unix/143625/2 "2008-07-21T10:13:19Z")

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