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openclaw - 💡(How to fix) Fix edit tool corrupts Danish characters (æ, ø, å) due to Windows-1252 encoding [2 comments, 2 participants]

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Workaround: Use write tool instead of edit for files containing Danish/special characters.

Workaround: Brug write værktøjet i stedet for edit til filer med danske/specialtegn.

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Bug: The edit tool uses Windows-1252 encoding instead of UTF-8 when reading and writing files. This corrupts Danish characters (æ, ø, å) and other non-ASCII characters.

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Create a file with Danish characters (e.g., HB_LOG.md with æ, ø, å)
  2. Use the edit tool to make a change
  3. The file now contains corrupted characters

Expected behavior: Files should be read and written using UTF-8 encoding, preserving all Unicode characters.

Workaround: Use write tool instead of edit for files containing Danish/special characters.

Environment:

  • OS: Windows 10
  • OpenClaw: 2026.4.15
  • Node.js: v24.14.0

Dansk

Fejl: edit værktøjet bruger Windows-1252 encoding i stedet for UTF-8 når det læser og skriver filer. Dette ødelægger danske tegn (æ, ø, å) og andre ikke-ASCII tegn.

Reproduktion:

  1. Opret en fil med danske tegn (f.eks. HB_LOG.md med æ, ø, å)
  2. Brug edit værktøjet til at lave en ændring
  3. Filen indeholder nu corrupterede tegn

Forventet adfærd: Filer bør læses og skrives med UTF-8 encoding, som bevarer alle Unicode-tegn.

Workaround: Brug write værktøjet i stedet for edit til filer med danske/specialtegn.

Miljø:

  • OS: Windows 10
  • OpenClaw: 2026.4.15
  • Node.js: v24.14.0

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TL;DR

The edit tool should be configured to use UTF-8 encoding instead of the default Windows-1252 to prevent corruption of non-ASCII characters.

Guidance

  • Verify the encoding used by the edit tool by checking its configuration or documentation to see if there's an option to specify the encoding.
  • Consider updating the edit tool to a version that supports UTF-8 encoding, if available.
  • As a temporary workaround, use the write tool instead of the edit tool for files containing special characters, as suggested in the issue report.
  • Test the workaround with different types of files and characters to ensure it works as expected.

Example

No code snippet is provided as the issue does not mention specific code or APIs.

Notes

The issue seems to be specific to the edit tool and its configuration, and the provided workaround using the write tool may not be a permanent solution. Further investigation into the edit tool's capabilities and configuration is needed.

Recommendation

Apply the workaround by using the write tool instead of the edit tool for files containing special characters, as it is a safe and temporary solution until the edit tool is updated or configured to use UTF-8 encoding.

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