Using this file: $ printf '\353\n' > alfa.txt
$ iconv -f CP1252 alfa.txt ë You get this result with Linux: $ cat alfa.txt � Where "cat" properly outputs Unicode 'REPLACEMENT CHARACTER' (U+FFFD). However with Cygwin you get this: $ cat alfa.txt ▒ Where "cat" outputs Unicode Character 'MEDIUM SHADE' (U+2592). -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
