System Architecture: Intel
RedHat Release: RHL 5.1 (Manhattan)
FAQ Category: General/Other
Modification Date: Oct 4, 1998
As delivered by Red Hat, the configuration of the readline-library (used by bash and several other GNU programs) does not handle 8 bit codes. Effect: no characters other than 7 Bit ASCII characters can be entered.
Put the following 3 lines in a file ".inputrc" in your home directory: set metaflag on set convert-meta off set output-meta on Note for sysadmins: You may put this file into /etc/skel to make sure it is copied to the home directory of new added users.
man readline The Linux keyboard and console HOWTO: http://www.ssc.com/linux/LDP/HOWTO/Keyboard-and-Console-HOWTO.html German HOWTO: http://www.ssc.com/linux/LDP/HOWTO/German-HOWTO.html