sublimetext2 - How do I see the current encoding of a file in Sublime Text?

Question

How do I see the current encoding of a file in Sublime Text?

This seems like a pretty simple thing to do but searching has not yielded much. Any pointers would be appreciated!

Answer 1

Since this thread is a popular result in google search, here is the way to do it for sublime text 3 build 3059+: in user preferences, add the line:

"show_encoding": true