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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, 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.

       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 character 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 language messages should be printed in, and what an affirmative or nega-
	      tive 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
       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

Red Hat Linux							    March 2001							      LOCALEDEF(1)