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NAME

6       unicode_start - put keyboard and console in unicode mode
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SYNOPSIS

9       unicode_start [font [umap]]
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DESCRIPTION

12       The  unicode_start  command will put the keyboard and console into Uni‐
13       code (UTF-8) mode.
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15       For the keyboard this means that one can attach 16-bit U+xxxx values to
16       keyboard  keys  using loadkeys(1), and have these appear as UTF-8 input
17       to user programs.  Also, that one can type hexadecimal  Alt-xxxx  using
18       the numeric keypad, and again produce UTF-8.
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20       For  the  console  this means that the kernel expects UTF-8 output from
21       user programs, and displays the output accordingly.
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23       The parameter font is a font that is loaded. It should have a  built-in
24       Unicode  map,  or,  if it hasn't, such a map can be given explicitly as
25       second parameter.  When no font was  specified,  the  current  font  is
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NOTE

29       Unicode mode is a parameter with a value per virtual console.  However,
30       usually the font and keymap is common to all consoles.
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SEE ALSO

33       dumpkeys(1), kbd_mode(1), loadkeys(1), unicode_stop(1), utf-8(7),  set‐
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38kbd                               3 Feb 2001                  UNICODE_START(1)
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