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localeconv

LOCALECONV(3)						     Linux Programmer's Manual						     LOCALECONV(3)

NAME

       localeconv - get numeric formatting information

SYNOPSIS

       #include <locale.h>

       struct lconv *localeconv(void);

DESCRIPTION

       The  localeconv()  function returns a pointer to a struct lconv for the current locale.	This structure is shown in locale(7), and contains
       all values associated with the locale categories LC_NUMERIC and LC_MONETARY.  Programs may also use the functions printf(3) and strfmon(3),
       which behave according to the actual locale in use.

CONFORMING TO

       C89, C99.

BUGS

       The printf(3) family of functions may or may not honor the current locale.

SEE ALSO

       locale(1), localedef(1), isalpha(3), nl_langinfo(3), setlocale(3), strcoll(3), strftime(3), locale(7)

COLOPHON

       This  page is part of release 3.27 of the Linux man-pages project.  A description of the project, and information about reporting bugs, can
       be found at http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.

GNU
								    1993-04-25							     LOCALECONV(3)

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