declare -u word word='aαβb' echo $word AαβB bash is not raising the case of UTF8 lower case letters (lower case alpha & beta (αβ=>ΑΒ).
It doesn't have to be fixed by tomorrow, but next week would be fine... ;-) (that schedule was indented as humor...) I think it *is* something that should be in the planning stages if it isn't already...?