Meta key definition in a linux console

[Olivier Sirven]

Hello there,

I run a Mac laptop with emacs 23 and everything is just fine, my meta
key is defined to my command key and I'm happy with it. But when I
ssh to a distant linux machine and run an emacs 23 session in console
mode I don't have any other ways to access meta but by using ESC key
which is far from being an ergonomical solution. 
As this emacs version is compiled for linux, there is no such variable
as "mac-command-modifier" and I don't know how to tell emacs (or the
console) to use the command key as meta.

Any ideas would be just great!

Thanks

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Olivier