How to remove special character in text files having multiple folders using PowerShell?
I have PowerShell 4.0. My question is that have 10 folders and each folders contain 300 text files. Out of 300 text files, there are almost 150 files that are empty but have unique special character. I open each of the file with Notepad++ and the character is "EXTNULL". I open with Notepad and the character is like "L". I can't load them because of that.
How could I remove the special characters using PowerShell 4.0?
The folders are like this:
C:/temp/file1_extracted
c:/temp/file2_extracted
c:/temp/file3_extracted
...
c:/temp/file10_extracted
This Format-Hex is working in Powershell 5.0 and above but I have 4.0
Get-Content -path "C:tempfile1_extractedfile1.txt" | Format-Hex
Here is the symbol for the special characters:
Offset Bytes Path
------ ----- ----
0 {3, 0}
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asked Nov 12 at 3:00
serob
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I have PowerShell 4.0. My question is that have 10 folders and each folders contain 300 text files. Out of 300 text files, there are almost 150 files that are empty but have unique special character. I open each of the file with Notepad++ and the character is "EXTNULL". I open with Notepad and the character is like "L". I can't load them because of that.
How could I remove the special characters using PowerShell 4.0?
The folders are like this:
C:/temp/file1_extracted
c:/temp/file2_extracted
c:/temp/file3_extracted
...
c:/temp/file10_extracted
This Format-Hex is working in Powershell 5.0 and above but I have 4.0
Get-Content -path "C:tempfile1_extractedfile1.txt" | Format-Hex
Here is the symbol for the special characters:
Offset Bytes Path
------ ----- ----
0 {3, 0}
powershell powershell-v4.0
asked Nov 12 at 3:00
serob
54
Look at stackoverflow.com/a/52648684/45375 to determine what those characters actually are, and how they can be described in general terms.
– mklement0
Nov 12 at 3:20
If this isn't encoding problem but the file really has control characters, consider binary mode editing.
– vonPryz
Nov 12 at 6:54
2
Please edit your question and show the output ofGet-Content FILE | Format-Hexfor one of the files.
– Ansgar Wiechers
Nov 12 at 9:40
I edit my question and show the output of Get-Content File | Format-Hex. Could anyone help me?
– serob
Nov 13 at 22:22
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I have PowerShell 4.0. My question is that have 10 folders and each folders contain 300 text files. Out of 300 text files, there are almost 150 files that are empty but have unique special character. I open each of the file with Notepad++ and the character is "EXTNULL". I open with Notepad and the character is like "L". I can't load them because of that.
How could I remove the special characters using PowerShell 4.0?
The folders are like this:
C:/temp/file1_extracted
c:/temp/file2_extracted
c:/temp/file3_extracted
...
c:/temp/file10_extracted
This Format-Hex is working in Powershell 5.0 and above but I have 4.0
Get-Content -path "C:tempfile1_extractedfile1.txt" | Format-Hex
Here is the symbol for the special characters:
Offset Bytes Path
------ ----- ----
0 {3, 0}
powershell powershell-v4.0
asked Nov 12 at 3:00
serob
54
I have PowerShell 4.0. My question is that have 10 folders and each folders contain 300 text files. Out of 300 text files, there are almost 150 files that are empty but have unique special character. I open each of the file with Notepad++ and the character is "EXTNULL". I open with Notepad and the character is like "L". I can't load them because of that.
How could I remove the special characters using PowerShell 4.0?
The folders are like this:
C:/temp/file1_extracted
c:/temp/file2_extracted
c:/temp/file3_extracted
...
c:/temp/file10_extracted
This Format-Hex is working in Powershell 5.0 and above but I have 4.0
Get-Content -path "C:tempfile1_extractedfile1.txt" | Format-Hex
Here is the symbol for the special characters:
Offset Bytes Path
------ ----- ----
0 {3, 0}
powershell powershell-v4.0
powershell powershell-v4.0
asked Nov 12 at 3:00
serob
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asked Nov 12 at 3:00
serob
54
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asked Nov 12 at 3:00
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asked Nov 12 at 3:00
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Look at stackoverflow.com/a/52648684/45375 to determine what those characters actually are, and how they can be described in general terms.
– mklement0
Nov 12 at 3:20
If this isn't encoding problem but the file really has control characters, consider binary mode editing.
– vonPryz
Nov 12 at 6:54
2
Please edit your question and show the output ofGet-Content FILE | Format-Hexfor one of the files.
– Ansgar Wiechers
Nov 12 at 9:40
I edit my question and show the output of Get-Content File | Format-Hex. Could anyone help me?
– serob
Nov 13 at 22:22
add a comment |
Look at stackoverflow.com/a/52648684/45375 to determine what those characters actually are, and how they can be described in general terms.
– mklement0
Nov 12 at 3:20
If this isn't encoding problem but the file really has control characters, consider binary mode editing.
– vonPryz
Nov 12 at 6:54
2
Please edit your question and show the output ofGet-Content FILE | Format-Hexfor one of the files.
– Ansgar Wiechers
Nov 12 at 9:40
I edit my question and show the output of Get-Content File | Format-Hex. Could anyone help me?
– serob
Nov 13 at 22:22
Look at stackoverflow.com/a/52648684/45375 to determine what those characters actually are, and how they can be described in general terms.
– mklement0
Nov 12 at 3:20
Look at stackoverflow.com/a/52648684/45375 to determine what those characters actually are, and how they can be described in general terms.
– mklement0
Nov 12 at 3:20
If this isn't encoding problem but the file really has control characters, consider binary mode editing.
– vonPryz
Nov 12 at 6:54
If this isn't encoding problem but the file really has control characters, consider binary mode editing.
– vonPryz
Nov 12 at 6:54
2
2
Please edit your question and show the output of
Get-Content FILE | Format-Hex for one of the files.– Ansgar Wiechers
Nov 12 at 9:40
Please edit your question and show the output of
Get-Content FILE | Format-Hex for one of the files.– Ansgar Wiechers
Nov 12 at 9:40
I edit my question and show the output of Get-Content File | Format-Hex. Could anyone help me?
– serob
Nov 13 at 22:22
I edit my question and show the output of Get-Content File | Format-Hex. Could anyone help me?
– serob
Nov 13 at 22:22
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Look at stackoverflow.com/a/52648684/45375 to determine what those characters actually are, and how they can be described in general terms.
– mklement0
Nov 12 at 3:20
If this isn't encoding problem but the file really has control characters, consider binary mode editing.
– vonPryz
Nov 12 at 6:54
2
Please edit your question and show the output of
Get-Content FILE | Format-Hexfor one of the files.– Ansgar Wiechers
Nov 12 at 9:40
I edit my question and show the output of Get-Content File | Format-Hex. Could anyone help me?
– serob
Nov 13 at 22:22