> set CYGWIN=codepage:oem << this is the fix it is also safe, to do that in etc/profile but this does not work for rxvt. any fix that mc also works using rxvt.exe? -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/