output of "wsl --help | more" lookes wrong #2750

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opened 2026-01-30 23:04:09 +00:00 by claunia · 1 comment
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Originally created by @Luuk34 on GitHub (Jul 13, 2019).

When typing "wsl --help | more" output shows as 1 column of text.

D:\Temp>ver

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.18362.239]

D:\Temp>where more
C:\Windows\System32\more.com

D:\Temp>wsl --help | more
C
o
p
y
r
i
g
h
t

Originally created by @Luuk34 on GitHub (Jul 13, 2019). When typing "wsl --help | more" output shows as 1 column of text. ``` D:\Temp>ver Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.18362.239] D:\Temp>where more C:\Windows\System32\more.com D:\Temp>wsl --help | more C o p y r i g h t ```
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@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Jul 13, 2019):

Huh, it looks like WSL is printing to the console in UTF-16. @benhillis may know more about what's going on there.

FWIW: we are not likely to change more.com to support UTF-16.

@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Jul 13, 2019): Huh, it looks like WSL is printing to the console in UTF-16. @benhillis may know more about what's going on there. FWIW: we are not likely to change `more.com` to support UTF-16.
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Reference: starred/terminal#2750