# command line switches to turn Unicode on/off

- Thread: https://externals.io/message/30058
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- Started by Antony Dovgal on 2007-06-05T08:54:21+00:00
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## #30058 — Antony Dovgal — 2007-06-05T08:54:21+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/30058#30058

Hello all.

I'd like to propose a small patch adding two command line switches to CLI (HEAD):
-U - turn Unicode mode on
-N - turn Unicode mode off

Typing "-d unicode.semantics=1" or "-d unicode.semantics=0" is annoying, 
so I would really like to see these shortcuts added.
I'll port it to CGI later if there are no objections.

The patch:
http://dev.daylessday.org/diff/unicode_switches.diff

-- 
Wbr, 
Antony Dovgal

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## #30062 — Pierre — 2007-06-05T09:12:34+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/30058#30062 · In reply to: #30058

> Hello all.
>
> I'd like to propose a small patch adding two command line switches to CLI (HEAD):

Very good idea!

> -U - turn Unicode mode on
> -N - turn Unicode mode off

What's about:

long: --unicode (0|off)/(1/on)
short: -u (0|off)/(1/on)

I prefer one option for one purpose.

--Pierre