Set Unix UTF-8 as the default coding system.

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jaccarmac · May 19, 2015 · 7b39bd1 · 7b39bd1
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diff --git a/dot-emacs-dot-d.org b/dot-emacs-dot-d.org
@@ -98,6 +98,14 @@ Now, for some code.
     (setq-default fill-column 79)
   #+END_SRC
 
+  Unix UTF-8 encoding is a better sensible default for encoding than whatever
+  platform-dependent value Emacs uses by default.
+
+  #+NAME: prefer-coding-system
+  #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
+    (prefer-coding-system 'utf-8-unix)
+  #+END_SRC
+
   It's also nice to not have to deal with the splash screen every time Emacs
   starts.
 
@@ -412,6 +420,8 @@ Now, for some code.
 
      <<fill-column>>
 
+     <<prefer-coding-system>>
+
      <<inhibit-splash-screen>>
 
      <<undo-tree>>

diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 (setq-default fill-column 79)
 
+(prefer-coding-system 'utf-8-unix)
+
 (setq-default inhibit-splash-screen t)
 
 (quse-package undo-tree