$SystemCharacterEncoding

$SystemCharacterEncoding gives the default raw character encoding for the computer system on which Mathematica is being run.

$SystemCharacterEncoding is used to determine the default value of $CharacterEncoding.

The notebook front end handles raw character encodings independent of the kernel.

The possible settings for $SystemCharacterEncoding are the same as for $CharacterEncoding.

See Section 2.8.8.

See also: CharacterEncoding.

New in Version 3.