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author | Antoine PLASKOWSKI <plaskowski.stanislas@gmail.com> | 2021-02-26 19:18:08 +0100 |
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committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2021-02-26 19:18:08 +0100 |
commit | 1a2b60c9c5628a6325855447ac9dc73f7c3ccc71 (patch) | |
tree | cb2bcb8db11215cf84bba7f9836b7d6aa370ef0c /website/docs | |
parent | ee7c3198e1ec99246926f3d17b9f6bd248128aec (diff) |
Add PowerShell UTF-8 encoding
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diff --git a/website/docs/common-problems.md b/website/docs/common-problems.md index 29ccf45..60af81d 100644 --- a/website/docs/common-problems.md +++ b/website/docs/common-problems.md @@ -55,6 +55,38 @@ I have no solution for that. If you know how to tackle the problem, the maintain Even Microsoft doesn't support them anymore. If you have a cheap solution it's welcome but I don't have any. +# Trouble with PowerShell Encoding + +PowerShell is know to have problem with text encoding, for some reason the default is not UTF-8, if you want more compatibility it's advice to set encoding to UTF-8: + +Quick & Dirty (only for current session of powershell): use the command `[Console]::OutputEncoding = [System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8` + +[Profile](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_profiles?view=powershell-7.1) (for every new powershell session): + +This will create a profile if it doesn't exist: +```powershell +if (!(Test-Path -Path <profile-name>)) { + New-Item -ItemType File -Path <profile-name> -Force +} +``` + +`notepad $PROFILE` will open the profile config. You need to add `[Console]::OutputEncoding = [System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8` somewhere. + +The next will allow script to run for this user and require admin privilege, [source](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.security/set-executionpolicy?view=powershell-7.1): + +```powershell +Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser +Unblock-File -Path $PROFILE +``` + +Now, this should load your profile everytime, you can check the current encoding using `[Console]::Out`, don't forget to open a new powershell window. + +```none +Encoding FormatProvider NewLine +-------- -------------- ------- +System.Text.UTF8Encoding fr-FR ... +``` + # Broot doesn't seem as fast or feature complete on Windows It isn't. I'm not a Windows programmer and I don't even have a machine to test. I'd welcome the help of a programmer with the relevant competences and the will to improve broot. |