How to open file to edit tw.pol in Ubuntu?

Question

How to open to in unknown encoding to edit (tw.pol) in Ubuntu?

Answer 1

If you cannot open a file with gedit, try the Gnome Hexadecimal Editor, which can be installed at the command line with:

sudo apt-get install ghex2

or search for hex editor in the ubuntu software center.

Answer 2

When all else fails, use the terminal.

Try asking for some info on the file

$ file tw.pol

Open it in vi (emacs if you must)

$ vim tw.pol

A quick google search tells me that .pol is a file extension used by Microsoft to manage registry keys.