Re: printf unicode documentation

[Paul Eggert]

Dan Jacobson <address@hidden> writes:

> BTW, in Info are you sure
>      $ LC_CTYPE=zh_CN.big5 /usr/local/bin/printf \
>          '\u4e2d\u6587\n' > sample.txt
> does what you intend?

You need to have the proper locale support.  I'm not sure
what "qp-encode" is supposed to do, so I'm not sure what
to do with the rest of your email.

> $ man printf|grep -i unicode
> (finds none); not just on the Info page.

I think that's fixed in CVS, as printf --help outputs this:

  ...
  \uNNNN  character with hexadecimal value NNNN (4 digits)
  \UNNNNNNNN  character with hexadecimal value NNNNNNNN (8 digits)
  ...

and the man page is similar.