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Can I write a console program that works with multiple character encodings?

I am writing a console program in C.

I expect the Terminal that my program is running in to have its character encoding set to UTF-8. This means that I am sending UTF-8 encoded strings to the Terminal, and expecting to receive UTF-8 encoded strings from the Terminal.

But if the Terminal was set to another character encoding (other than UTF-8) while my program is running, then my program will stop working as expected.

So is there a way to know what character encoding the Terminal is set to from within my program (so that I can change my program behavior accordingly)? And even if there is such a way, should I even bother making my program work with multiple character encodings, or is it enough to only make it work with UTF-8?