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LOCALEDEF(1)							  LOCALEDEF(1)

NAME
       localedef - compile locale definition files

SYNOPSIS
       localedef   [-f	 charmapfile]  [-i  inputfile]	[--force]  [--verbose]
       [--posix] [--quiet] outputpath
       localedef --version
       localedef --help

DESCRIPTION
       The localedef program reads the indicated charmap and input files, com‐
       piles  them  to	a  form	 usable	 by  the  locale(7) functions in the C
       library, and places the six output files in the outputpath directory.

       If no charmapfile is given, POSIX is used by default.  If no  inputfile
       is given, or if it is given as -, localedef reads from standard input.

OPTIONS
       Most  options  can  have either short or long forms.  If multiple short
       options are used, they can be combined in one word (e.g.	 -cv).	If  an
       option  takes  an argument, the argument can be given separately as the
       next word, or it can be written as option=argument.

       -f charmapfile, --charmap=charmapfile
	      Specify the file that defines the symbolic character names  that
	      are  used	 by  the  input	 file.	 If the file is in the default
	      directory for character maps, it is not necessary to specify the
	      full  pathname.	This default directory is printed by localedef
	      --help.

       -i inputfile, --inputfile=inputfile
	      Specify the locale definition file to compile.  If inputfile  is
	      not  absolute,  localedef will also look in the directory speci‐
	      fied by the environment variable I18NPATH	 and  in  the  default
	      directory	 for  locale definition files.	This default directory
	      is printed by localedef --help.

       -c, --force
	      Write the output files even if warnings were generated about the
	      input file.

       -v, --verbose
	      Generate extra warnings about errors that are normally ignored.

       --quiet
	      Suppress	all  notifications and warnings, and report only fatal
	      errors.

       --posix
	      Be strictly POSIX conformant.  Implies --verbose.	  This	option
	      currently	 has no other effect.  Posix conformance is assumed if
	      the environment variable POSIXLY_CORRECT is set.

       -u codeset, --code-set-name=codeset
	      This option is accepted but ignored.

       -h, --help
	      Print a usage summary and exit.  Also prints the	default	 paths
	      used by localedef.

       -V, --version
	      Print  the  version  number, license, and disclaimer of warranty
	      for localedef.

ENVIRONMENT
       POSIXLY_CORRECT
	      The --posix flag is assumed if this environment variable is set.

       I18NPATH
	      The default directory for locale definition files.

FILES
       /usr/share/i18n/charmaps
	      Usual default charmap path.

       /usr/share/locale
	      Usual default output path.  See the output from localedef --help
	      for the paths used in your version.

       outputpath/LC_COLLATE
	      One  of  the output files.  It describes the rules for comparing
	      strings in the locale's alphabet.

       outputpath/LC_CTYPE
	      One of the output files.	It contains information about  charac‐
	      ter cases and case conversions for the locale.

       outputpath/LC_MONETARY
	      One  of  the output files.  It describes the way monetary values
	      should be formatted in the locale.

       outputpath/LC_MESSAGES/SYS_LC_MESSAGES
	      One of the output files.	It contains information about the lan‐
	      guage  messages should be printed in, and what an affirmative or
	      negative answer looks like.

       outputpath/LC_NUMERIC
	      One of the output files.	It describes the rules for  formatting
	      numbers in the locale.

       outputpath/LC_TIME
	      One  of the output files.	 It describes the rules for formatting
	      times and dates in the locale.

SEE ALSO
       locale(5), locale(7), locale(1)

AUTHOR
       The program was written by Ulrich Drepper.

       This manpage was written by Richard Braakman <dark@xs4all.nl> on behalf
       of the Debian GNU/Linux Project and anyone else who wants it.  The man‐
       page is not supported by the GNU libc maintainers and  may  be  out  of
       date.

STANDARDS
       This program conforms to the POSIX standard P1003.2

Red Hat Linux			  March 2001			  LOCALEDEF(1)
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