Antonio Macchi wrote:
>
> $ a=$'\xd9\xbf'
>
> $ echo ${#a}
> 1
>
> $ a2=${a:0:1}
>
> $ echo ${#a2}
> 1
>
>
>
>
> this two characters are "j" and "k" graphical characters in linux
> terminal/console
>
> I need to extract only one... but apparently I can't.
Those two bytes happen to compose a valid multibyte character, and you're
using a locale that supports them.
If you want to treat the bytes individually, make your locale "C".
Chet
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