How can I configure the command prompt to output to files in UNICODE/ANSI?

A. Windows NT/2000 includes full UNICODE support and its possible to configure a CMD.EXE session to output in UNICODE or ANSI (ANSI being the default)

To set this when starting the CMD.EXE session just add:

• /A - Output to files or pipes will be in ANSI
• /U - Output to files or pipes will be in Unicode

For example

cmd.exe /u

would start a session in UNICODE output mode.

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