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authorJarkko Hietaniemi <jhi@iki.fi>2002-03-20 00:55:54 +0000
committerJarkko Hietaniemi <jhi@iki.fi>2002-03-20 00:55:54 +0000
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If it looks like UTF-8 (either nl_langinfo or locale variables),
think UTF-8, embrace your inner UTF-8, as suggested by Larry. (And as suggested by Markus Kuhn.) While we are at it, document also the case of mixed hash keys as a known potential troublemaker. (Since it's locale-related, sometimes.) p4raw-id: //depot/perl@15350
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@@ -242,6 +242,11 @@ pragma.
=back
+If your locale environment variables (LANGUAGE, LC_ALL, LC_CTYPE, LANG)
+contain the strings 'UTF-8' or 'UTF8' (case-insensitive matching),
+the default encoding of your STDIN, STDOUT, and STDERR, and of
+B<any subsequent file open>, is UTF-8.
+
Directory handles may also support disciplines in future.
=head1 NONPERLIO FUNCTIONALITY