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Subject: Re: Cygwin fails to utilize Unicode replacement character
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Am 01.09.2018 um 18:13 schrieb Steven Penny:
> 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).
Which terminals are used and what's the output of `locale` and `cat 
--version` in both cases?

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