> > if we're talking about xd, i'll suggest 'tcs -f 8859-1' again in which case:
> My question was _not_ related to text, and _not_ related to "french" i.e. > 8859-1. I know how to deal with this. tcs -f 8859-1 will take your _binary_ files, and replace the bytes 0x80-0xff with the unicode points U0080-U00ff, so you can use the standard regexps and tools on them. and just convert back afterwards. maybe it's not meant to be used that way, but it _works_. try it. have fun! tristan -- All original matter is hereby placed immediately under the public domain.
