Putty incorrect characters displayed on screen

[hawksbill]

When using the putty tool to connect to a linux server, If your locale is set incorrectly you will see this type of output.

â   âââ group_vars
â   â   âââ group1
â   â   âââ group2
â   âââ hosts
â   âââ host_vars
â   âââ stagehost1
â   âââ stagehost2
âââ test
âââ group_vars
â   âââ group1
â   âââ group2

Go under the putty settings -> Window -> Translation and change the Character Set Translation to UFT-8