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+# meta.bash --- meta key frobnications
+# Author: Noah Friedman <friedman@prep.ai.mit.edu>
+# Created: 1992-06-28
+# Last modified: 1993-01-26
+# Public domain
+
+# Commentary:
+# Code:
+
+#:docstring meta:
+# Usage: meta [on|off]
+# 
+# An argument of "on" will make bash use the 8th bit of any input from
+# a terminal as a "meta" bit, i.e bash will be able to use a real meta
+# key.
+#
+# An argument of "off" causes bash to disregard the 8th bit, which is
+# assumed to be used for parity instead.
+#:end docstring:
+
+function meta ()
+{
+      case "$1" in
+         on) bind 'set input-meta On'
+	     bind 'set output-meta on'
+	     bind 'set convert-meta off' ;;
+         off) bind 'set input-meta Off'
+	      bind 'set output-meta off'
+	      bind 'set convert-meta on' ;;
+         *) echo "Usage: meta [on|off]" 1>&2 ; return 1 ;;
+      esac
+      return 0
+}
+
+provide meta
+
+# meta.bash ends here