GNU printf in sh-utils-2.0g now interprets Unicode character specifications in the C99/C++/Java syntax: \uNNNN and \UNNNNNNNN. Works best with libiconv. ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/fetish/sh-utils-2.0g.tar.gz ftp://tug.org/gnu/fetish/sh-utils-2.0g.tar.gz ./printf 'Just my 0.02 \u20ac :-)\n' Bruno - Linux-UTF8: i18n of Linux on all levels Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/lists/