diff -Naur textutils-2.0/po/de.po textutils-2.0-isprint/po/de.po
--- textutils-2.0/po/de.po	Fri Aug  6 22:56:36 1999
+++ textutils-2.0-isprint/po/de.po	Sun Apr 21 14:53:45 2002
@@ -42,6 +43,8 @@
 "  -T, --show-tabs          display TAB characters as ^I\n"
 "  -u                       (ignored)\n"
 "  -v, --show-nonprinting   use ^ and M- notation, except for LFD and TAB\n"
+"  -p, --show-locale-chars  don't use ^ and M- notation for characters\n"
+"                           that are printable in the current locale\n"
 "      --help               display this help and exit\n"
 "      --version            output version information and exit\n"
 "\n"
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@
 "  -T, --show-tabs          gib TAB-Zeichen als ^I aus\n"
 "  -u                       (ignoriert)\n"
 "  -v, --show-nonprinting   benutze ^ und M- Notation, außer für LFD und TAB\n"
+"  -p, --show-locale-chars  benutze keine ^ und M- Notation für Zeichen\n"
+"                           die in der eingestellten Sprache druckbar sind.\n"
 "      --help               gib diese Hilfe aus und beende das Programm\n"
 "      --version            gib Versionsinformation aus und beende das "
 "Programm\n"
diff -Naur textutils-2.0/src/cat.c textutils-2.0-isprint/src/cat.c
--- textutils-2.0/src/cat.c	Tue May 18 16:12:03 1999
+++ textutils-2.0-isprint/src/cat.c	Sun Apr 21 14:54:44 2002
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@
   -T, --show-tabs          display TAB characters as ^I\n\
   -u                       (ignored)\n\
   -v, --show-nonprinting   use ^ and M- notation, except for LFD and TAB\n\
+  -p, --show-locale-chars  don't use ^ and M- notation for characters\n\
+                           that are printable in the current locale\n\
       --help               display this help and exit\n\
       --version            output version information and exit\n\
 \n\
@@ -199,6 +201,7 @@
 
      /* Variables that have values according to the specified options.  */
      int quote,
+     int printable,
      int output_tabs,
      int numbers,
      int numbers_at_empty_lines,
@@ -395,35 +398,33 @@
 	{
 	  for (;;)
 	    {
-	      if (ch >= 32)
+	      if ((!printable && ch >= 32 && ch < 127) ||
+		  (printable && isprint(ch)))
+		*bpout++ = ch;
+	      else if (ch == 127)
 		{
-		  if (ch < 127)
-		    *bpout++ = ch;
-		  else if (ch == 127)
-		    {
-		      *bpout++ = '^';
-		      *bpout++ = '?';
-		    }
-		  else
+		  *bpout++ = '^';
+		  *bpout++ = '?';
+		}
+	      else if (ch > 127)
+		{
+		  *bpout++ = 'M';
+		  *bpout++ = '-';
+		  if (ch >= 128 + 32)
 		    {
-		      *bpout++ = 'M';
-		      *bpout++ = '-';
-		      if (ch >= 128 + 32)
-			{
-			  if (ch < 128 + 127)
-			    *bpout++ = ch - 128;
-			  else
-			    {
-			      *bpout++ = '^';
-			      *bpout++ = '?';
-			    }
-			}
+		      if (ch < 128 + 127)
+			*bpout++ = ch - 128;
 		      else
 			{
 			  *bpout++ = '^';
-			  *bpout++ = ch - 128 + 64;
+			  *bpout++ = '?';
 			}
 		    }
+		  else
+		    {
+		      *bpout++ = '^';
+		      *bpout++ = ch - 128 + 64;
+		    }
 		}
 	      else if (ch == '\t' && output_tabs)
 		*bpout++ = '\t';
@@ -437,7 +438,7 @@
 		  *bpout++ = '^';
 		  *bpout++ = ch + 64;
 		}
-
+	      
 	      ch = *bpin++;
 	    }
 	}
@@ -505,6 +506,7 @@
   int squeeze_empty_lines = 0;
   int mark_line_ends = 0;
   int quote = 0;
+  int printable = 0;
   int output_tabs = 1;
 #if O_BINARY
   int binary_files  = 0;
@@ -521,6 +523,7 @@
     {"number", no_argument, NULL, 'n'},
     {"squeeze-blank", no_argument, NULL, 's'},
     {"show-nonprinting", no_argument, NULL, 'v'},
+    {"show-locale-chars", no_argument, NULL, 'p'},
     {"show-ends", no_argument, NULL, 'E'},
     {"show-tabs", no_argument, NULL, 'T'},
     {"show-all", no_argument, NULL, 'A'},
@@ -541,9 +544,9 @@
 
   while ((c = getopt_long (argc, argv,
 #if O_BINARY
-			   "benstuvABET"
+			   "benpstuvABET"
 #else
-			   "benstuvAET"
+			   "benpstuvAET"
 #endif
 			   , long_options, NULL)) != -1)
     {
@@ -569,6 +572,11 @@
 	  numbers = 1;
 	  break;
 
+	case 'p':
+	  ++options;
+	  printable = 1;
+	  break;
+
 	case 's':
 	  ++options;
 	  squeeze_empty_lines = 1;
@@ -796,7 +804,7 @@
 
 	  outbuf = (unsigned char *) xmalloc (outsize - 1 + insize * 4 + 13);
 
-	  cat (inbuf, insize, outbuf, outsize, quote,
+	  cat (inbuf, insize, outbuf, outsize, quote, printable,
 	       output_tabs, numbers, numbers_at_empty_lines, mark_line_ends,
 	       squeeze_empty_lines);