UTF-16 on cmd.exe

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I've created the directory "•◘▬¨ŤlCęół♥☺☻0" and I would like to make it visible with dir /b command. So far, chcp 10000, chcp 10001 and chcp 65000(utf-8) commands failed(the original name was displayed by "The system cannot write to the specified device", or by empty string, or unicode characters was replaced/ignored. What's the reason and how to fix it? The official documentation isn't helpful :(

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windowsunicodecmd
I don't think its possible. Yet, I might be wrong so please wait for more answers. – Mark Segal
As stated in the answer, this is primarily an issue of selecting a Unicode-capable font. Non-BMP characters probably won't work in any case though. – Philipp
Other method: stackoverflow.com/questions/379240/… – user2718593
Also CHCP 65001 DIR > UTF8.TXT TYPE UTF8.TXT from stackoverflow.com/questions/379240/… – user2718593
Minor note: code page 65000 is UTF-7, while 65001 is UTF-8. – Solomon Rutzky

2 Answers

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Yeah,I've just resolved my problem. It was a fault of default font in cmd.exe which can't manage unicode signs. To fix it(windows 7 x64 pro):

  1. Open/run cmd.exe
  2. Click on the icon at the top-left corner
  3. Select properties
  4. Then "Font" bar
  5. Select "Lucida Console" and OK.
  6. Write Chcp 10000 at the prompt
  7. Finally dir /b

Enjoy your clean UTF-16 output with hearts, Chinese signs, and much more!