01-31-2009
Alt - Characters
in Win, one can use the
Alt + 3-digit numeric code
combination to spawn any ASCII character.
Linux, OTOH has
Ctrl-Shift-U + alphanumeric code
combination to spawn any UNICODE character.
bottom line: I'd like to be able to do what Win can do, please.
I was told it was possible, but made the mistake of not pressing on for an answer.
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spawn
spawn.h(3HEAD) Headers spawn.h(3HEAD)
NAME
spawn.h, spawn - spawn
SYNOPSIS
#include <spawn.h>
DESCRIPTION
The <spawn.h> header defines the posix_spawnattr_t and posix_spawn_file_actions_t types used in performing spawn operations.
The <spawn.h> header defines the flags that can be set in a posix_spawnattr_t object using the posix_spawnattr_setflags() function:
POSIX_SPAWN_RESETIDS
POSIX_SPAWN_SETPGROUP
POSIX_SPAWN_SETSCHEDPARAM
POSIX_SPAWN_SETSCHEDULER
POSIX_SPAWN_SETSIGDEF
POSIX_SPAWN_SETSIGMASK
Inclusion of the <spawn.h> header can make visible symbols defined in the <sched.h>, <signal.h>, and <sys/types.h> headers.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface Stability |Standard |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
sched.h(3HEAD), semaphore.h(3HEAD), signal.h(3HEAD), types.h(3HEAD), attributes(5), standards(5)
SunOS 5.11 10 Sep 2004 spawn.h(3HEAD)