diff --git a/input.c b/input.c
index d252c1d..fe127b4 100644
--- a/input.c
+++ b/input.c
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ int tgetc(void)
         if (kbdptr < kbdend)
             return (int) *kbdptr++;
 
-        /* at the end of last repitition? */
+        /* at the end of last repetition? */
         if (--kbdrep < 1) {
             kbdmode = STOP;
 #if VISMAC == 0
@@ -360,8 +360,28 @@ int get1key( void) {
 }
 
 /*  GETCMD: Get a command from the keyboard. Process all applicable
-        prefix keys
-                            */
+    prefix keys */
+
+static int get1unicode( int *k) {
+/* Accept UTF-8 sequence */
+	int c = *k ;
+	if( c > 0xC1 && c <= 0xF4) {
+		char utf[ 4] ;
+    	char cc ;
+
+		utf[ 0] = c ;
+		utf[ 1] = cc = get1key() ;
+		if( (c & 0x20) && ((cc & 0xC0) == 0x80)) { /* at least 3 bytes and a valid encoded char */
+			utf[ 2] = cc = get1key() ;
+			if( (c & 0x10) && ((cc & 0xC0) == 0x80)) /* at least 4 bytes and a valid encoded char */
+				utf[ 3] = get1key() ;
+		}
+
+		return utf8_to_unicode( utf, 0, sizeof utf, (unicode_t *) k) ;
+	} else
+		return 1 ;
+}
+
 int getcmd(void)
 {
     int c;          /* fetched keystroke */
@@ -466,23 +486,7 @@ handle_CSI:
     }
 
 #ifdef CYGWIN
-	/* Accept UTF-8 sequence */
-	if( c <= 0xC1 || c > 0xF4)
-		return c ;
-	else {
-		char utf[ 4] ;
-		char cc ;
-
-		utf[ 0] = c ;
-		utf[ 1] = cc = get1key() ;
-		if( (c & 0x20) && ((cc & 0xC0) == 0x80)) { /* at least 3 bytes and a valid encoded char */
-			utf[ 2] = cc = get1key() ;
-			if( (c & 0x10) && ((cc & 0xC0) == 0x80)) /* at least 4 bytes and a valid encoded char */
-				utf[ 3] = get1key() ;
-		}
-
-		utf8_to_unicode( utf, 0, sizeof utf, (unicode_t *) &c) ;
-	}
+	get1unicode( &c) ;
 #endif
 	
     /* otherwise, just return it */
@@ -510,7 +514,7 @@ static void echov( int c) {
 
 static void rubc( char c) {
 	rubout() ;
-	if( c < ' ' || c == 0x7F) {
+	if( (c >= 0 && c < ' ') || c == 0x7F) {
 	/* ^x range */
 		rubout() ;
 		if( c == '\n') {
@@ -598,15 +602,13 @@ int getstring( const char *prompt, char *buf, int nbuf, int eolchar)
 		/* rubout/erase */
             if (cpos != 0) {
 				rubc( buf[ --cpos]) ;
+				cpos -= utf8_revdelta( (unsigned char *) &buf[ cpos], cpos) ;
                 TTflush();
             }
         } else if( c == 0x15) {
         /* C-U, kill */
-            while (cpos != 0)
-				rubc( buf[ --cpos]) ;
-
-            TTflush();
-
+			mlwrite( "%s", prompt) ;
+			cpos = 0 ;
 #if COMPLC
         } else if( (c == 0x09 || c == ' ') && file_f) {
         /* TAB, complete file name */
@@ -619,19 +621,16 @@ int getstring( const char *prompt, char *buf, int nbuf, int eolchar)
 
             didtry = 1;
             ocpos = cpos;
-            while (cpos != 0) {
-				rubc( buf[ --cpos]) ;
-                if (buf[cpos] == '*' || buf[cpos] == '?')
-                    iswild = 1;
-#if MSDOS
-                if (lsav < 0 && (buf[cpos] == '\\' ||
-                         buf[cpos] == '/' ||
-                         buf[cpos] == ':'
-                         && cpos == 1))
-                    lsav = cpos;
-#endif
-            }
-            TTflush();
+			mlwrite( "%s", prompt) ;
+			while( cpos != 0) {
+				c = buf[ --cpos] ;
+                if( c == '*' || c == '?') {
+                    iswild = 1 ;
+					cpos = 0 ;
+					break ;
+				}
+			}
+
             if (nskip < 0) {
                 buf[ocpos] = 0;
 #if UNIX
@@ -702,8 +701,8 @@ int getstring( const char *prompt, char *buf, int nbuf, int eolchar)
                 TTbeep();
 #endif
 
-            for( n = 0 ; n < cpos ; n++) {
-                c = buf[ n] & 0xFF ;	/* NEED better Unicode handling */
+            for( n = 0 ; n < cpos ; ) {
+				n += utf8_to_unicode( buf, n, nbuf, (unicode_t *) &c) ;
 				echov( c) ;
             }
 
@@ -716,13 +715,17 @@ int getstring( const char *prompt, char *buf, int nbuf, int eolchar)
         } else if( c == 0x11 || c == 0x16)
 		/* ^Q or ^V */
 			quote_f = TRUE ;
-        else
+        else {
 		/* store as it is */
-            if( cpos < nbuf - 1) {
-                buf[ cpos++] = c ;
+			int n ;
+
+			n = get1unicode( &c) ;	/* fetch multiple bytes */
+            if( cpos + n < nbuf) {
+				cpos += unicode_to_utf8( c, &buf[ cpos]) ;
 				echov( c) ;
 				TTflush() ;
             }
+		}
     }
 
 	TTflush() ;
diff --git a/line.c b/line.c
index e2f2654..436d9a7 100644
--- a/line.c
+++ b/line.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "buffer.h"
 #include "estruct.h"
 #include "mlout.h"
+#include "utf8.h"
 #include "window.h"
 
 
@@ -91,28 +92,6 @@ char *getkill( void) {
  * location. Error if you try and move out of the buffer. Set the flag if the
  * line pointer for dot changes.
  */
-static unsigned utf8_revdelta( unsigned char *p, unsigned pos) {
-	unsigned delta = 0 ;
-
-	if( (*p & 0xC0) == 0x80) {
-		unsigned char c ;
-
-		c = *--p ;
-		if( (c & 0xE0) == 0xC0)	/* valid 2 bytes unicode seq */
-			delta = 1 ;
-		else if( ((c & 0xC0) == 0x80) && (pos > 1)) {
-			c = *--p ;
-			if( (c & 0xF0) == 0xE0)	/* valid 3 bytes unicode seq */
-				delta = 2 ;
-			else if( ((c & 0xC0) == 0x80) && (pos > 2))
-				if( (p[ -1] & 0xF8) == 0xF0)	/* valid 4 bytes unicode seq */
-					delta = 3 ;
-		}
-	}
-
-	return delta ;
-}
-
 boolean backchar( int f, int n) {
 	assert( f == TRUE || (f == FALSE && n == 1)) ;
 	if( n < 0)
diff --git a/utf8.c b/utf8.c
index 511e4d7..7508b56 100644
--- a/utf8.c
+++ b/utf8.c
@@ -114,5 +114,27 @@ unsigned unicode_to_utf8( unicode_t c, char *utf8) {
     return bytes ;
 }
 
+unsigned utf8_revdelta( unsigned char *p, unsigned pos) {
+	unsigned delta = 0 ;
+
+	if( (*p & 0xC0) == 0x80) {
+		unsigned char c ;
+
+		c = *--p ;
+		if( (c & 0xE0) == 0xC0)	/* valid 2 bytes unicode seq */
+			delta = 1 ;
+		else if( ((c & 0xC0) == 0x80) && (pos > 1)) {
+			c = *--p ;
+			if( (c & 0xF0) == 0xE0)	/* valid 3 bytes unicode seq */
+				delta = 2 ;
+			else if( ((c & 0xC0) == 0x80) && (pos > 2))
+				if( (p[ -1] & 0xF8) == 0xF0)	/* valid 4 bytes unicode seq */
+					delta = 3 ;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return delta ;
+}
+
 
 /* end of utf8.c */
diff --git a/utf8.h b/utf8.h
index 45e9f8d..ff9203a 100644
--- a/utf8.h
+++ b/utf8.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ typedef unsigned int unicode_t ;
 
 unsigned utf8_to_unicode( char *line, unsigned index, unsigned len,
                                                             unicode_t *res) ;
+unsigned utf8_revdelta( unsigned char *buf, unsigned pos) ;
 unsigned unicode_to_utf8( unicode_t c, char *utf8) ;
 
 #endif