How To Use Diacriticals?

[Msolar]

I need to type the lower-case character n with the diacritical tilde over top of it. In Windows it's easy using Alt+164 (on the number keypad). This character will be used for part of a filename as well as in a text document. Any suggestions? Thanks!

 

[PHV]

This one ?
echo "\0361"

Hope This Helps, PH.
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FAQ181-2886

 

[Msolar]

Thanks - can't tell if it's correct because the character that our echo displays is a plus sign with a minus underneath. That happens to be the character I got when I tried to ftp the "tilde n" character from Windows to AIX.
Looks like you're on the right track, tho.

 

[Msolar]

I got it to be a printable character (like I want) by using echo "\0244"
Let me know if you think that's correct. Now the question is: How can I actually create the filename knowing this octal code? Thanks

 

[elgrandeperro]

On most modern Unix Oss support some type of language internalization. I am more familiar with Sun, but usually one can use an environment variable to change the display character set and also set the default system character set. The language pack sometimes needs to be installed, however.

eugene

 

[xwb]

Are you trying to display on an xterm/dtterm/terminal of some sort or in a dialog box? The encodings appear to be different sometimes, especially for terminal windows. They're normally the same in graphics.

 

[Msolar]

Thanks. I'm just using a telnet to the server on the default term. The display isn't in a dialog; simply from ls command.