From 25c06979efce968960409c27e22aa2e906c84b2a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Starks-Browning Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2001 00:30:23 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] New entry: "Why don't international (8-bit) characters work?" --- winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) 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 (£åäö) 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 -- 2.43.5