IRHG -- Small Problem with Multi Character Translation

Core,

  In trying to translate the following from chapter08 =

    I am totally unfamiliar with multi-byte character codings
can some one tell me what is meant here about character sets...

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In addition<code>Ruby</code>In command<code>-K</code>When option is 
acquired, the multiple byte character string
It reaches the point where it passes. As for presently it is
corresponding EUC-JP (<code>-Ke</code>)
Shift JIS (<code>-Ks</code>) UTF8 (<code>-Ku</code>) It is three.
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' "Chinese character passes", that "multiple byte letter passes", just
a little it is different, '
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Any help would be appreciated

Thanks,

      Chuck T.