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Remove BOM characters using vim (e.g., \ufeff)
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ufeff_remove_bom.md

You can easily remove them using vim, here are the steps:

  1. In your terminal, open the file using vim:

vim file_name

  1. Remove all BOM characters:

:set nobomb

  1. Save the file:

:wq

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