Windows – How To Change Command Prompt Codepage in Windows

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I'm using dir command in a command prompt to export file & folders names, but I encounter problems with some Spanish characters: á é í ñ ó.

My code page is 437, how can I change it to 850?

Best Answer

Use the chcp command:

Chcp [codepage]

So you would use the following command in cmd:

Chcp 850

I assume you mean Command Prompt when you say MS-DOS.

Source: http://ss64.com/nt/chcp.html

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