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Modify about inserting 8-bit.

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mode, to give you a convenient way to insert a digit instead of
overwriting with it.)
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@noindent
When multibyte characters are enabled, octal codes 0200 through 0377 are
not valid as characters; if you specify a code in this range, @kbd{C-q}
assumes that you intend to use some ISO Latin-@var{n} character set, and
converts the specified code to the corresponding Emacs character code.
@xref{Enabling Multibyte}.  You select @emph{which} ISO Latin character
set though your choice of language environment (@pxref{Language
Environments}).

@vindex read-quoted-char-radix
To use decimal or hexadecimal instead of octal, set the variable
@code{read-quoted-char-radix} to 10 or 16.  If the radix is greater than
10, some letters starting with @kbd{a} serve as part of a character

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mode, to give you a convenient way to insert a digit instead of
overwriting with it.)
@end itemize

@noindent
When multibyte characters are enabled, if you specify a code in the
range 0200 through 0377 octal, @kbd{C-q} assumes that you intend to use
some ISO Latin-@var{n} character set, and converts the specified code to
the corresponding Emacs character code.  @xref{Enabling Multibyte}.  You
select @emph{which} ISO Latin character set though your choice of
language environment (@pxref{Language Environments}).

@vindex read-quoted-char-radix
To use decimal or hexadecimal instead of octal, set the variable
@code{read-quoted-char-radix} to 10 or 16.  If the radix is greater than
10, some letters starting with @kbd{a} serve as part of a character