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authorDavid Starks-Browning <starksb@ebi.ac.uk>2001-07-06 00:30:23 +0000
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New entry: "Why don't international (8-bit) characters work?"
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@@ -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