>Suppose that we have a working bash shell with UTF-8 console where ñ >displays properly. Then try this: > >LANG=C bash # run a subshell in a non-UTF8 locale > >If you press ñ, you will see (arg: 1). The programs (including a >subshell) also work incorrectly because the locale is not UTF8. > >Now execute this: > >LANG=..... (some UTF-8 locale) > >Now, if you press ñ, you will see (arg: 1) like before. The programs >(including a subshell), however, will work correctly. > >Now execute this: > >export LANG > >Now also ñ works correctly. > >If you are sure that the problem does not come from the locale, another > >thing to check is to compare the output of > >bind -v >bind -p > >in bash where ñ works properly and in bash where ñ leads to (arg: 1). > >Also make sure there are no files ~/.inutrc and the variable INPUTRC is >unset. > >Anton Zinoviev
Thank you for your tips, Anton. I will certainly try your suggestions and let you both know. Ricardo Peliquero