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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 (£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