GETUNIMAP(8) System Manager's Manual GETUNIMAP(8)

getunimap - dump the unicode map for the current console to stdout

getunimap [options]

The getunimap program is old and obsolete. It is now part of setfont (1).

The getunimap program outputs the unicode map (also called a "Screen Font Map") for the current console to standard output.

The -C option may be used with Linux 2.6.1 and later to get the map for a console different from the current one. Its argument is a pathname.

The output of getunimap is of the form

0xAA U+1234 # comment

where 0xAA is the font character code and U+1234 is a unicode character, that if displayed, will be displayed using glyph 0xAA in the font. Many unicode characters may be mapped to the same glyph.
the Hash symbol # is used as a comment delimiter; characters after a hash sign (to the end of the line) are comments.

The -s option will sort and merge elements, sorting on font character. Hence, it will produce output of the form:

0x22 U+1234 U+5678 U+3456
0x23 U+0023

etc., listing the multiple unicode characters that map to a font glyph.

The output of getunimap is of the form accepted by setfont and psfaddtable

sort and merge elements.
the console device to be used.
print version number.
print this usage message.

psfaddtable(1), setfont(1).

24 October 2024 kbd