diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.processes.shell.linux/plugin.properties b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.processes.shell.linux/plugin.properties
index c4f43bff169..198e10e9643 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.processes.shell.linux/plugin.properties
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.processes.shell.linux/plugin.properties
@@ -8,8 +8,12 @@
 # Contributors: 
 # Yufen Kuo (MontaVista) - initial API and implementation
 # Martin Oberhuber (Wind River) - [refactor] "shell" instead of "ssh" everywhere 
+# Xuan Chen   (IBM) - added NLS_MESSAGEFORMAT comments
 ################################################################################
 
+# NLS_MESSAGEFORMAT_VAR
+# NLS_ENCODING=UTF-8
+
 pluginName = RSE Linux Shell Processes
 providerName = Eclipse.org
 
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.processes.shell.linux/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/subsystems/processes/shell/linux/LinuxShellProcessResources.properties b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.processes.shell.linux/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/subsystems/processes/shell/linux/LinuxShellProcessResources.properties
index 935a9db4e22..a3b72350aa3 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.processes.shell.linux/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/subsystems/processes/shell/linux/LinuxShellProcessResources.properties
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.processes.shell.linux/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/subsystems/processes/shell/linux/LinuxShellProcessResources.properties
@@ -8,8 +8,12 @@
 # Contributors: 
 # Yu-Fen Kuo (MontaVista) - initial API and implementation 
 # Martin Oberhuber (Wind River) - [refactor] "shell" instead of "ssh" everywhere 
+# Xuan Chen   (IBM) - added NLS_MESSAGEFORMAT comments
 ################################################################################
 
+# NLS_MESSAGEFORMAT_VAR
+# NLS_ENCODING=UTF-8
+
 LinuxRemoteProcessService_name=Shell Process Service
 LinuxRemoteProcessService_description=listing processes on the remote target through a contributed shell service
 LinuxRemoteProcessService_monitor_fetchProcesses=Fetching Remote Process Information...