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Encoding of redirected file
When you redirect the output of a command or program to a file in the command prompt or shell, the encoding of the output file depends on the default encoding of the command prompt or shell environment. On Windows, the default encoding for the command prompt is usually the "OEM" code page (e.g., CP850), but this may vary depending on the system settings.
To redirect the output to a file with a specific encoding, you can use a different method or utility to handle the redirection and encoding. Here are a few approaches:
Use Python to Redirect and Specify Encoding:
If you want to use Python to execute a command and redirect the output to a file with a specific encoding, you can do the following:pythonimport subprocess
command = "your_command_here"
output_file = "output.txt"
with open(output_file, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
subprocess.run(command, stdout=f, shell=True)
In this example, the output of the command will be redirected to the "output.txt" file with UTF-8 encoding.
Use PowerShell for Encoding Flexibility:
PowerShell provides more flexibility in handling encodings. For example, you can use theOut-File
cmdlet to specify the encoding:powershellyour_command_here | Out-File -Encoding utf8 output.txt
This will redirect the output of the command to the "output.txt" file with UTF-8 encoding.
Use a Third-Party Utility:
If you need more control over the encoding, you can use third-party utilities like "iconv" or "recode" (available for Unix-like systems) to convert the encoding of the output file after redirection.For example:
bashyour_command_here > output.txt
iconv -f utf-8 -t iso-8859-1 output.txt -o output_iso.txt
In this example, the output is initially redirected to "output.txt" in the default encoding (e.g., CP850 or UTF-8). Then, "iconv" is used to convert the file from UTF-8 to ISO-8859-1 (Latin-1) encoding, and the result is saved in "output_iso.txt."
Keep in mind that when redirecting output to a file, the encoding of the file will depend on the default encoding of the environment in which the command is executed. If you require a specific encoding, it's often best to explicitly handle the encoding within your script or use tools that offer more encoding flexibility, such as Python or PowerShell.