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localedef(1M) localedef(1M)
NAME
localedef - generate a locale environment
SYNOPSIS
localedef [-cenvw][-C compiler_options ][
-L
loader_options ]
[
-m method_file ][-f
charmap_file ][-i locale_definition ] locale_name
DESCRIPTION
localedef sets up the language environment for the named locale.
localedef reads a locale
definition file (see localedef (4) for a detailed description) from standard input (default) or from
locale_definition file, creates a locale file with the same name as specified for the locale_name parameter,
and optionally installs this locale in the appropriate directory. Installation of public locales (those acces-
sible to all users) requires appropriate privileges. Creation of locales (both private and public) requires
access to the ANSI C compiler.
Options
localedef recognizes the following options:
-c Create permanent output even if warning messages have been generated.
-e Generate 64-bit locale in addition to the 32-bit locale. This is the default on a 64-bit
operating system (and hence on Itanium(R)-based systems) and is included to allow cross
platform development.
-n (noinstall) Create the locale file in the current directory.
-v (verbose) Generate as many diagnostic messages as possible.
-w Generate additional warning messages for duplicate definitions and ellipses use in the
LC_COLLATE category.
-f charmap_file
If locale definition file contains symbolic names (of the form <name>) use
charmap_file. See charmap(4) for a description of the format of a charmap_file.
-i locale_definition
Use locale_definition file as input, instead of standard input (default).
-m method_file
Use the specified method_file to overwrite use of default methods in processing the locale
definition.
-C compiler_options
Specify additional compiler options to be applied in compiling the locale. See
cc_bundled(1) for a complete list of options. Use with care on a 64-bit operating system
since the additional default option includes +DA2.0W on PA-RISC and +DD64 on
Itanium-based systems.
-L loader_options
Specify additional loader options to be applied in linking the locale. See ld(1) for a com-
plete list of options.
locale_name This argument is required, and identifies the name of the language following the naming
convention of the
LANG environment variable (see environ(5)):
language [ _territory ][.codeset ]
The following is a brief description of the components that make up a locale. For a complete description
of the form and syntax of a locale definition file, see localedef (4). For a complete description of the
form and effects of a charmap file, see charmap (4).
Six categories of data in the
locale_name file are recognized by setlocale (3C), and make up a
language definition:
LC_COLLATE Information in this category affects behavior of regular-expressions and NLS
string-collation functions.
LC_CTYPE Information in this category affects behavior of character classification and
conversion functions.
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