From: anton.txt@gmail.com   
      
   JJ to Anton Shepelev:   
      
   > > Have you an idea why CHCP may not work? What is it   
   > > supposed to do?  Shall console programs query  the   
   > > effective  encoding  (as  set  by CHCP) and recode   
   > > their output themselves?   
   >   
   > I think the main reason is because all programs  are   
   > run  using the system code page, which is the global   
   > code page setting. IOTW, the system code page is the   
   > default code page for all programs.   
   >   
   > There's active code page which is a per-process code   
   > page setting. CMD's `CHCP`  command  simply  changes   
   > the  active code page. But that code page setting is   
   > not inherited to child processes.  Unlike  something   
   > like the working directory and environment variables   
   > which are (by default) inherited to child processes.   
   > [...]   
      
   Many thanks for the detailed and  humane  explanation,   
   JJ.  Very rarely these days one is honoured with a co-   
   herent answer of several fluent paragraphs.  The  mod-   
   ern  norm  is  a sloppy oneliner in a stinking chat or   
   social network.  Usenet must be  the  last  resort  of   
   truly educated people.   
      
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