Select-String doesn't render VT (ANSI) escape sequences in its for-display output with input from external programs on Windows #18294
Description
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Steps to reproduce
This is a regression from 7.2.6 and only happens:
- on Windows (not on macOS; haven't tried on Linux)
- in regular console windows (
conhost.exe), not in Windows Terminal - with input from external programs
cmd /c echo foo | sls fExpected behavior
foo should print with f highlighted, to indicate what part of the line matched.
Actual behavior
←[7mf←[0mooThat is, the VT escape sequences are mistakenly rendered as verbatim characters.
Error details
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Environment data
PowerShell Core 7.3.0-preview.8 on Windows 10 21H2, Windows 11 22H2Visuals
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