Best practices for encoding PowerShell files when uploading to GitHub

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I’m having trouble with file encoding when working with PowerShell and GitHub. My PowerShell scripts get saved in Unicode format by default when I use the ISE editor. The problem is that GitHub expects UTF-8 encoding and can’t display my files properly.

For example, when I run simple commands like:

Write-Output "Hello World" | Out-File sample.txt

The resulting file uses Unicode encoding, which causes display issues on GitHub’s interface. I need to find an efficient way to handle this encoding problem without manually converting every single file before each commit. Has anyone found a good workflow for this situation?

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I experienced a similar issue in the past. To resolve it, consider modifying your .gitattributes file by adding *.ps1 text eol=lf. This instructs Git on how to manage PowerShell files and automatically corrects the line endings. Additionally, you can set UTF-8 as the default encoding for Out-File by including $PSDefaultParameterValues['Out-File:Encoding'] = 'utf8' in your PowerShell profile. This approach significantly reduces manual intervention and allows Git to efficiently manage encoding.