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UTF-16 on cmd.exe

I created the directory “• ◘▬¨ŤlCęół ♥ ☺☻0" and I would like to make it visible with the dir / b command. So far, the chcp 10000, chcp 10001, and chcp 65000 (utf-8) commands have not worked (the original name was displayed as "The system cannot write to the specified device" or with an empty string, or the Unicode characters were replaced / ignored. Reason and how to fix it? The official documentation does not help :(

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windows cmd unicode
May 26 '12 at 8:55 a.m.
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Yes, I just solved my problem. It was a default font error in cmd.exe that could not control Unicode characters. To fix this (windows 7 x64 pro):

  • Open / run cmd.exe
  • Click on the icon in the upper left corner
  • Select properties
  • Then the Font panel
  • Select "Lucida Console" and click "OK."
  • Write Chcp 10000 on the command line
  • Finally dir /b

Enjoy the clean release of UTF-16 with hearts, Chinese characters and more!

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May 26 '12 at 10:29
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Also from Is there a Windows command shell that will display Unicode characters?

 CHCP 65001 DIR > UTF8.TXT TYPE UTF8.TXT
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Jun 10 '14 at 7:41
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