On Monday 21 May 2007 23:57:21 you wrote: > binmode STDOUT, ':utf8'; > > print decode_utf8('äöü'); [~]> perl test.pl äöü [~]> cat test.pl use Encode; binmode STDOUT, ':utf8'; print decode_utf8('äöü'),"\n"; [cartman@southpark][00:08:15] [~]> perl --version This is perl, v5.8.8 built for i686-linux Copyright 1987-2006, Larry Wall Perl may be copied only under the terms of either the Artistic License or the GNU General Public License, which may be found in the Perl 5 source kit. Complete documentation for Perl, including FAQ lists, should be found on this system using "man perl" or "perldoc perl". If you have access to the Internet, point your browser at http://www.perl.org/, the Perl Home Page. You got an old Encode. -- Perfect is the enemy of good - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html