-2002 Mar 25
+2002 March 25
-This directory contains the updated data files for the minor release
-Unicode 3.2.0.
+This directory contains the Unicode Character Database
+data files.
-This release consists of corrections and additions to the
-Unicode Character Database for the Unicode Standard,
-Version 3.2.0.
+Currently, the Unicode Character Database files are at
+the version level:
+
+ Unicode Standard, Version 3.2.0
+
+For information about the standard itself, see
+UAX #28, Unicode 3.2. <http://www.unicode.org/unicode/reports/tr28/>.
Detailed documentation of the files constituting the
Unicode Character Database (contributory data files for
for specific details about particular files or sets of
files.
-Unihan-3.2.0.txt is a very large file, so it is also provided in
-two different compressed formats:
+Unihan.txt is a very large file. A zipped version is
+also provided for downloading convenience: Unihan.zip.
+
+The current Unicode 3.2.0 version of Unihan.txt is also available in
+two compressed formats in the Unicode 3.2.0 update directory.
+See: <http://www.unicode.org/Public/3.2-Update/> or
+<ftp://ftp.unicode.org/Public/3.2-Update/>
Unihan-3.2.0.zip for Windows. (Use winzip)
Unihan-3.2.0.txt.gz for Unix. (Use gzip or gunzip)
+Note that the files are zipped in
+exactly the same format they have on the server (with Unix
+line endings). From a browser, right-clicking on
+Unihan-3.2.0.zip will allow automatic download and unzip on a
+Windows system with winzip installed.
+
+