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> From: Dirk Zabel <zabel@riccius-sohn.eu>
> Date: Fri, 16 May 2014 14:19:28 +0200
> 
> I have a file with marker "# -*- utf-16 -*- in line 1.
> 
> How does emacs decide, wich coding system is used exactly if this file
> is written? What I get is utf-16-be-with-signature. What I want is
> utf-16-le-with-signature. Is there any variable which influences the
> interpretation of "utf-16" ?

Just change that line to say "utf-16-le" instead.