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<codeset> |
| is followed by the name of the codeset. |
<mb_cur_max> |
| is followed by the max number of bytes for a multibyte-character. Multibyte characters are currently not supported. The default value is 1. |
<mb_cur_min> |
| is followed by the min number of bytes for a character. This value must be less or equal than mb_cur_max. If not specified, it defaults to mb_cur_max. |
<escape_char> |
| is followed by a character that should be used as the escape-character for the rest of the file to mark characters that should be interpreted in a special way. It defaults to the backslash ( \\ ). |
<comment_char> |
| is followed by a character that will be used as the comment-character for the rest of the file. It defaults to the number sign ( # ). |
The charmap-definition itself starts with the keyword CHARMAP in column 1. The following lines may have one of the two following forms to define the character-encodings: |
<symbolic-name> <encoding> <comments> |
| This form defines exactly one character and its encoding. |
<symbolic-name>...<symbolic-name> <encoding> <comments> |
| This form defines a couple of characters. This is only useful for mutlibyte-characters, which are currently not implemented. |
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The last line in a charmap-definition file must contain