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echo: linux_bbs
to: Benny Pedersen
from: Scott Little
date: 2006-06-13 13:55:16
subject: Character set problems on linux

[ 12 Jun 06 19:07, Benny Pedersen wrote to Alan Ianson ]


 AI>> echo -en "\033(U"
 BP> does it enable ANSI ?

It disables character mapping.  You need it because the Linux console
defaults to Latin-1 while BBS ANSIs are usually in CP437.

man console_codes for info.

 BP> what is the code for disable then ? :-)

Some two-bit outfit called the "ISO" decided to set another standard ;)


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