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| author | David Starks-Browning <starksb@ebi.ac.uk> | 2001-07-06 04:30:23 +0400 |
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| committer | David Starks-Browning <starksb@ebi.ac.uk> | 2001-07-06 04:30:23 +0400 |
| commit | 25c06979efce968960409c27e22aa2e906c84b2a (patch) | |
| tree | c9108631d74dfb8b3b4d9f7d39ed08906b13c6c3 | |
| parent | 0acab04bbee62ff4738d38927736f23921477db1 (diff) | |
New entry: "Why don't international (8-bit) characters work?"
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diff --git a/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo b/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo index d5df8e6f6..b449754df 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo +++ b/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo @@ -251,6 +251,20 @@ Finally, you can simply @samp{cat} the file to the printer's share name: You may need to press the formfeed button on your printer or append the formfeed character to your file. +@subsection Why don't international (8-bit) characters work? + +Before you can type international characters (£هنِ) in bash, you must +add the following lines to your @code{~/.inputrc} file: + +@example + set meta-flag on + set convert-meta off + set output-meta on +@end example + +These are options to the @code{readline} library, which you can read +about in the @code{bash(1)} man page. + @subsection Why don't cursor keys work under Win95/Win98? @strong{(Please note: This section has not yet been updated for the latest |