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Escape characters in error messages

See original GitHub issue

Steps to reproduce

PS C:\Users\\Documents\Visual Studio 2015\Projects\dotnet-scratch> dotnet my-tool
No executable found matching command "dotnet-my-tool"

Expected behavior

No  like sequences in the error message

Actual behavior

No executable found matching command "dotnet-my-tool"

Environment data

dotnet --info output:

dotnet --version
1.0.0-rc2-002426

Issue Analytics

  • State:closed
  • Created 7 years ago
  • Comments:12 (8 by maintainers)

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mikehardercommented, Apr 22, 2016

Repro Steps

  1. Create a VM in Azure running Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter
  2. Install “Windows x64 .NET Core SDK Installer” version 1.0.0-rc2-002470
  3. Open command prompt (cmd.exe)
  4. Run dotnet foo

Output

C:\Windows\system32>dotnet foo
←[1m←[31mNo executable found matching command "dotnet-foo"←[39m←[22m
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blackdwarfcommented, Jan 15, 2017

OK, since it seems the issue has resolved with newer versions, closing. Please reopen if it repros again with latest.

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