The
localedef program reads the indicated
charmap and
input files, compiles 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 specified 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.
One of the output files. It describes the rules for comparing strings
in the locale's alphabet.
One of the output files. It contains information about character
cases and case conversions for the locale.
One of the output files. It describes the way monetary values should
be formatted in the locale.
One of the output files. It contains information about the language
messages should be printed in, and what an affirmative or negative
answer looks like.
One of the output files. It describes the rules for formatting
numbers in the locale.
One of the output files. It describes the rules for formatting
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 manpage is not supported by the GNU libc maintainers and may be
out of date.
STANDARDS
This program conforms to the POSIX standard P1003.2
