unicode strings

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How can i convert strings in files to utf-8 with power shell?

what have you tried? what did not work as expected? – Lee_Dailey May 02 '20 at 20:07 — Lee_Dailey, May 02 '20 at 20:07

js2010 · Answer 1 · 2020-05-02T22:20:21.597

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I like this unescape solution. See also How do I encode Unicode character codes in a PowerShell string literal?

[regex]::unescape('\u2603')   # unicode snowman

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[regex]::unescape('\u0068\u006f\u006d\u0065')

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get-content file | foreach { [regex]::unescape($_) } | 
  set-content file2

edited May 02 '20 at 22:20

answered May 02 '20 at 20:49

js2010

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@js2010 I see - makes sense, re-reading the question. @kwapster: Perhaps something like the following (use with caution, because it overwrites the files - also note that the encoding may change) `Get-ChildItem C:\folder -File | ForEach-Object { [regex]::Unescape((Get-Content -Raw -LiteralPath $_.fullname)) | Set-Content -NoNewLine $_.FullName }` – mklement0 May 02 '20 at 22:47

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