nospc

nospc is a utility to detect and highlight non-ASCII whitespace characters in text files. It supports highlighting using either colored text or enclosing characters in brackets with Unicode character information.

Features

• Detects non-ASCII whitespace characters
• Supports multiple input files and directories
• Supports standard input
• Highlighting methods:
  • Colored text
  • Enclosing characters in brackets with Unicode information
• Recursive directory processing

Requirements

• Python 3.x
• termcolor library

Installation

1. Clone the repository or download the script.
2. Install the required library:

   pip install termcolor

Usage

Basic Usage

To run nospc with a single file:

python nospc.py <filename>

Multiple Files

To run nospc with multiple files:

python nospc.py <filename1> <filename2> ...

Standard Input

To run nospc with standard input:

cat somefile.txt | python nospc.py -

Recursive Directory Processing

To run nospc and process directories recursively:

python nospc.py -r <directory>

Highlighting Options

You can choose between two highlighting methods: color and brackets. By default, if the output is a TTY, color highlighting is enabled. If the output is not a TTY, bracket highlighting is enabled.

Using Colored Text

To enable color highlighting:

python nospc.py -c <filename>

Using Brackets with Unicode Information

To enable bracket highlighting:

python nospc.py -b <filename>

Using Both Highlighting Methods

To enable both color and bracket highlighting:

python nospc.py -c -b <filename>

Examples

Detect and highlight non-ASCII whitespace characters in a file using colored text:

python nospc.py -c file.txt

Detect and highlight non-ASCII whitespace characters in a file using brackets:

python nospc.py -b file.txt

Process a directory recursively and highlight using both methods:

python nospc.py -r -c -b directory_name