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diff --git a/doc/tshark.pod b/doc/tshark.pod index fb88d53d9a..77082c7a1e 100644 --- a/doc/tshark.pod +++ b/doc/tshark.pod @@ -1741,6 +1741,20 @@ personal preferences file. =back +=head1 OUTPUT + +B<TShark> uses UTF-8 to represent strings internally. In some cases the +output might not be valid. For example, a dissector might generate +invalid UTF-8 character sequences. Programs reading B<TShark> output +should expect UTF-8 and be prepared for invalid output. + +If B<TShark> detects that it is writing to a TTY on UNIX or Linux and +the locale does not support UTF-8, output will be re-encoded to match the +current locale. + +If B<TShark> detects that it is writing to a TTY on Windows, output will be +encoded as UTF-16LE. + =head1 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES =over 4 |