export-csv defaults to ascii (PS 5.1)

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Export-csv defaults to ascii, not default or ansi. You can test this by exporting something with accents in it. import-csv cannot recognize ansi. Get-content and set-content can work with ansi. Out-file defaults to unicode.

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• Content: Export-Csv (Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility)
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