Git Bash is displaying strange characters on Windows 7

Question

I installed Gitbash in my Windows and defined the Linux command lines (ls to list directory for example) but the command line is returning strange characters.

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Answer 1

For MingGW64 I found going into the Options > Terminal and switching from xterm (the default I presume) to xterm-256color fixed the issue. I also restarted the console.