@@ -60,19 +60,36 @@ characters|http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Entering_special_characters>.
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= head2 Emacs
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In L < Emacs|http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/ > , unicode characters are
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- entered by first entering the chord C < Ctrl -x 8 Enter > at which point the
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- text C < Unicode (name or hex): > appears in the mode line . One then enters
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+ entered by first entering the chord C < C -x 8 RET > at which point the
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+ text C < Unicode (name or hex): > appears in the minibuffer . One then enters
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the unicode code point hexadecimal number followed by the enter key. The
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unicode character will now appear in the document. Thus, to enter the Greek
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- letter λ (lambda), one uses the following key combination (whitespace has
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- been added between the commands for clarity):
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+ letter λ (lambda), one uses the following key combination:
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- Ctrl -x 8 Enter 3bb Enter
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+ C -x 8 RET 3bb RET
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Further information about unicode and its entry into Emacs can be found on
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the L < Unicode Encoding Emacs wiki
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page|http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/UnicodeEncoding > .
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+ You can also use L < RFC 1345|https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1345 > character
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+ mnemonics by typing:
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+ C-x RET C-\ rfc1345 RET
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+ Or C < C-u C-\ rfc1345 RET > .
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+ To type special characters, type C < & > followed by a mnemonic.
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+ Emacs will show the possible characters in the echo area.
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+ For example, Greek letter λ (lambda) can be entered by typing:
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+ &l*
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+ You can use C < C-\ > to toggle L < input method|https://www.gnu.org/software/
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+ emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Select-Input-Method.html > .
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+ L < List of unicode characters and their mnemonics|http://quae.nl/rfc1345.html >
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= head2 Unix shell
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At the bash shell, one enters unicode characters by using entering
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