diff -up vim71/src/xxd/xxd.c.xxd vim71/src/xxd/xxd.c

--- vim71/src/xxd/xxd.c.xxd	2008-07-18 14:21:03.000000000 +0200

+++ vim71/src/xxd/xxd.c	2008-07-18 14:23:48.000000000 +0200

@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@

 #if __MWERKS__ && !defined(BEBOX)

 # include <unix.h>	/* for fdopen() on MAC */

 #endif

+#include <locale.h>

 #if defined(__BORLANDC__) && __BORLANDC__ <= 0x0410 && !defined(fileno)

 /* Missing define and prototype grabbed from the BC 4.0 <stdio.h> */

@@ -452,6 +453,11 @@ char *argv[];

   long length = -1, n = 0, seekoff = 0;

   char l[LLEN+1];

   char *pname, *pp;

+  char *lang=getenv("LANG");

+  if(!lang) lang=getenv("LC_ALL");

+  if(!lang) lang=getenv("LC_CTYPE");

+  if(lang)

+         setlocale(LC_ALL, lang);

 #ifdef AMIGA

   /* This program doesn't work when started from the Workbench */

@@ -756,7 +762,7 @@ char *argv[];

 #else

 	  (e > 31 && e < 127)

 #endif

-	  ? e : '.';

+	  ? e : isalnum(e) ? e : '.';

       if (e)

 	nonzero++;

       n++;