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NAME

       localedef - compile locale definition files

SYNOPSIS

       localedef [options] outputpath
       localedef --list-archive [options]
       localedef --delete-from-archive [options] localename ...
       localedef --add-to-archive [options] compiledpath
       localedef --version
       localedef --help
       localedef --usage

DESCRIPTION

       The localedef program reads the indicated charmap and input files, compiles them to a binary form quickly usable by the locale(7) functions
       in the C library, and places the output in outputpath.

       If outputpath contains a slash character ('/'), it is directly the name of the output directory.  In this case, there is a separate  output
       file for each locale category (LC_CTIME, LC_NUMERIC, and so on).

       Otherwise,  if  the  --no-archive  option  is used, outputpath is the name of a subdirectory in /usr/lib/locale where per-category compiled
       files are placed.

       Otherwise, outputpath is the name of a locale and the compiled locale data is added to the archive file /usr/lib/locale/locale-archive.

       In any case, localedef aborts if the directory in which it tries to write locale files has not already been created.

       If no charmapfile is given, the value POSIX is used by default.	If no inputfile is given, or if it is given as a dash (-), 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 (for example, -cv
       is identical to -c -v).

       If a short option takes an argument, the argument can be given separately as the next word (-f foo), or it can be written together with the
       option  letter (-ffoo).	If a long option takes an argument, the argument can be given separately as the next word, or it can be written as
       option=argument (--charmap=foo).

   Operation selection options
       A few options direct localedef to do something else than compile locale definitions.  Only one of these should be used at a time.

       --delete-from-archive
	      Delete the named locales from the locale archive file.

       --list-archive
	      List the locales contained in the locale archive file.

       --add-to-archive
	      Add the compiledpath directories to the locale archive file.  The directories should have been  created  by  previous  runs  of  lo-
	      caledef, using --no-archive.

   Other options
       Some of the following options are only sensible for some operations; hopefully it is self-evident which ones.

       -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 directories  specified
	      by the environment variable I18NPATH and in the default directory for locale definition files.  This default directory is printed by
	      localedef --help.

       -u repertoirefile, --repertoire-map=repertoirefile
	      Read mappings from symbolic names to Unicode UCS4 values from repertoirefile.

       -A aliasfile, --alias-file=aliasfile
	      Use aliasfile to look up aliases for locale names.  There is no default aliases file.

       --prefix=pathname
	      Set prefix to be prepended to the full archive pathname.	By default, the prefix is empty.  Setting the prefix to foo,  the  archive
	      would be placed in foo/usr/lib/locale/locale-archive.

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

       --old-style
	      Create old-style tables.

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

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

       --posix
	      Conform  strictly to POSIX.  Implies --verbose.  This option currently has no other effect.  Posix conformance is assumed if the en-
	      vironment variable POSIXLY_CORRECT is set.

       --replace
	      Replace a locale in the locale archive file.  Without this option, if the locale is in the archive file already, an error occurs.

       --no-archive
	      Do not use the locale archive file, instead create outputpath as a subdirectory in the same directory as the  locale  archive  file,
	      and create separate output files for locale categories in it.

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

       --usage
	      Print a short usage summary and exit.

       -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
	      A colon separated list of default directories for locale definition files.

FILES

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

       /usr/share/i18n/locales
	      Usual default path for locale source files.

       /usr/share/i18n/repertoiremaps
	      Usual default repertoire map path.

       /usr/lib/locale/locale-archive
	      Usual default locale archive location.

       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.

       outputpath/LC_PAPER
	      One of the output files. It describes the default paper size in the locale.

       outputpath/LC_NAME
	      One of the output files. It describes the rules for formatting names in the locale.

       outputpath/LC_ADDRESS
	      One of the output files. It describes the rules for formatting addresses, and other location information in the locale.

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

       outputpath/LC_MEASUREMENT
	      One of the output files. It describes the rules for measurement in the locale, e.g. Metric or other units.

       outputpath/LC_IDENTIFICATION
	      One of the output files. It identifies the elements within the locale.

EXAMPLES

       Compile the locale files for Finnish in the UTF-8 character set and add it to the default locale archive with the name fi_FI.UTF-8:

	      localedef -f UTF-8 -i fi_FI fi_FI.UTF-8

       The same, but generate files into the current directory (note that the last argument must then contain a slash):

	      localedef -f UTF-8 -i fi_FI ./

SEE ALSO

       locale(5), locale(7), locale(1)

AUTHOR

       The program was written by Ulrich Drepper.

       This manual page was written by Richard Braakman <dark@xs4all.nl> on behalf of the Debian GNU/Linux Project and anyone else who	wants  it.
       It  was	amended  by  Alastair  McKinstry <mckinstry@computer.org> to explain new ISO 14652 elements, and amended further by Lars Wirzenius
       <liw@iki.fi> to document new functionality (as of GNU C library 2.3.5).	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

								   May 20, 2005 						      LOCALEDEF(1)