c:> chcp Active code page: 437 c:> chcp 65001 Active code page: 65001 c:> perl -wde 1 Can't figure out your console, using stdin: No such file or directory Loading DB routines from perl5db.pl version 1.80 Editor support available. Enter h or 'h h' for help, or 'perldoc perldebug' for more help. main::(-e:1): 1 DB<1> x "§" 0 '§'