# Readlines() output format
**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/readlines-output-format/59941
**Category:** General Usage
**Created:** [April 24, 2021, 5:48pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/readlines-output-format/59941 "2021-04-24T17:48:03Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Oto\_Brzobohaty](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Oto_Brzobohaty)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2021, 5:48pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/readlines-output-format/59941/1 "2021-04-24T17:48:03Z")
I have tried to read lines from text file _filename.ixc_ using _readlines()_ function
```julia
readlines("filename.ixc")
```
and I have got strange output format.
In vscode I can see the file content as plaintext, a few lines follow
> [SETUP]
> SPEED\_RES\_ASPECT\_PRIORITY\_MODE=PRIORITY\_RESOLUTION
> CAMERA\_SPEED=SPEED\_16
> FRAME\_SPEED=232142
> RESOLUTION\_X=150
> RESOLUTION\_Y=150
> FRAME\_SIZE=22500
> ASPECT\_RATIO\_MODE=ASPECT\_RATIO\_FULL
> SHUTTER\_TIME=1000
In the output I got
> “\0[\0S\0E\0T\0U\0P\0]\0\r\0”
> “\0S\0P\0E\0E\0D\0\_\0R\0E\0S\0\_\0A\0S\0P\0E\0C\0T\0\_\0P\0R\0I\0O\0R\0I\0T\0Y\0\_\0M\0O\0D\0E\0=\0P\0R\0I\0O\0R\0I\0T\0Y\0\_\0R\0E\0S\0O\0L\0U\0T\0I\0O\0N\0\r\0”
> “\0C\0A\0M\0E\0R\0A\0\_\0S\0P\0E\0E\0D\0=\0S\0P\0E\0E\0D\0\_\x001\x006\0\r\0”
> “\0F\0R\0A\0M\0E\0\_\0S\0P\0E\0E\0D\0=\x002\x003\x002\x001\x004\x002\0\r\0”
> “\0R\0E\0S\0O\0L\0U\0T\0I\0O\0N\0\_\0X\0=\x001\x005\x000\0\r\0”
> “\0R\0E\0S\0O\0L\0U\0T\0I\0O\0N\0\_\0Y\0=\x001\x005\x000\0\r\0”
> “\0F\0R\0A\0M\0E\0\_\0S\0I\0Z\0E\0=\x002\x002\x005\x000\x000\0\r\0”
> “\0A\0S\0P\0E\0C\0T\0\_\0R\0A\0T\0I\0O\0\_\0M\0O\0D\0E\0=\0A\0S\0P\0E\0C\0T\0\_\0R\0A\0T\0I\0O\0\_\0F\0U\0L\0L\0\r\0”
> “\0S\0H\0U\0T\0T\0E\0R\0\_\0T\0I\0M\0E\0=\x001\x000\x000\x000\0\r\0”
> “\0A\0C\0H\0I\0E\0V\0E\0D\0\_\0S\0H\0U\0T\0T\0E\0R\0\_\0T\0I\0M\0E\0=\x001\x000\x005\08\0\r\0”
> “\0D\0I\0G\0I\0T\0A\0L\0\_\0G\0A\0I\0N\0\_\0M\0O\0D\0E\0=\0G\0A\0I\0N\0\_\0O\0F\0F\0\r\0”
Please do you have any idea how to read it properly?
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### Author:  [@StefanKarpinski](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/StefanKarpinski)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2021, 6:01pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/readlines-output-format/59941/2 "2021-04-24T18:01:04Z")
It looks like the file is UTF-16 encoded. You can use [https://github.com/JuliaStrings/StringEncodings.jl](https://github.com/JuliaStrings/StringEncodings.jl) to read it.
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### Author:  [@Oto\_Brzobohaty](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Oto_Brzobohaty)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2021, 6:16pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/readlines-output-format/59941/3 "2021-04-24T18:16:02Z")
Thank you very much. Solution was straightforward.
```julia
using StringEncodings
readlines("filename.ixc" , enc"UTF-16")
```