Portuguese(5) File Formats Manual Portuguese(5)
NAME
Portuguese, portuguese - Introduction to Portuguese language support
DESCRIPTION
This reference page describes the coded character set (codeset), locale, device, and other support for the Portuguese language.
Codesets
The operating system supports the following codesets for Portuguese by means of locales, codeset converters, or both: ISO 8859-1 (ISO
Latin-1)
ISO8859-1 is the string that represents this codeset in the names of locales and codeset converters. See iso8859-1(5) for more
information. ISO 8859-15 (ISO Latin-9)
ISO8859-15 is the string that represents this codeset in the names of locales and codeset converters. See iso8859-15(5) for more
information. UCS-2, UCS-4, and UTF-8
UCS-2, UCS-4, and UTF-8 are the strings that represent these encoding formats in the names of locales and codeset converters. See
Unicode(5) for more information. PC code pages
cp437, cp850, cp860, and cp1252 are the strings that represent these encoding formats in the names of codeset converters. See
code_page(5) for more information.
See the i18n_intro(5) and l10n_intro(5) reference pages for introductory information on codesets. The iconv_intro(5) reference page dis-
cusses codeset converters and how to use them.
Portuguese Locales
The operating system provides the following Portuguese locales: pt_PT.ISO8859-1, pt_PT.ISO8859-15, and pt_PT.UTF-8 for Portugal
Of these locales, only pt_PT.ISO8859-15 and pt_PT.UTF-8 support the euro monetary sign.
You can use the locale command (see locale(1) to find out which locales are installed on your system. See i18n_intro(5) for information on
setting locale from the operating system command line.
For the Common Desktop Environment (CDE), you set locale by setting the session language. To do this, use the Language menu accessed from
the Options button of the Login window.
Keyboards
The operating system supports the following VT style and PC style keyboards with Portuguese characters printed on the keys:
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VT Style (105/108 keys) PC Style (102 keys)
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LK201-AV LK442-PV
LK201-LV LK444-AV
LK401-AV LK471-AV
LK402-AV LK47W-AV
LK411-AV LK97W-AV
LK412-AV PCXAL-AV
LK461-AV PCXAL-FV
LK46W-AV PCXAL-GV
PCXAL-KV
PCXAL-NV
PCCAL-NV
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For your keyboard to function correctly with your system, you must load a keyboard mapping table (keymap) that is appropriate for your key-
board's model and language. If you load a keymap that does not correspond to your keyboard's model and language, your keyboard behavior is
unpredictable. The label located on the bottom surface of a keyboard usually specifies its model (five letter code) and language (two let-
ter code). See the keyboard(5) reference page for general information on keymaps and instructions for loading them in different formats.
The following tables supply Portuguese-specific information that you need when loading keymaps.
Selecting keymaps in xkb format:
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For VT Style For PC Style
Keyboard: Select: Keyboard: Select:
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LK201-AV lk201 LK442-PV lk442 or lk44x
LK201-LV lk201 LK444-AV lk444 or lk44x
LK401-AV lk401 LK471-AV lk471av or lk471
LK402-AV lk401 LK47W-AV lk471av or lk471
LK411-AV lk411 LK97W-AV lk97wav or lk97w
LK412-AV lk411 PCXAL-AV pcxalav
LK461-AV lk461 PCXAL-FV pcxalfv
LK46W-AV lk461 PCXAL-GV pcxalgv
PCXAL-KV pcxalkv
PCXAL-NV pcxal
PCCAL-NV pcxal
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Selecting keymaps in xmodmap format:
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For VT Style For PC Style
Keyboard: Select: Keyboard: Select:
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LK201-AV portuguese lk201lv LK442-PV portuguese lk444kv
LK201-LV portuguese lk201lv LK444-AV portuguese lk444kv
LK401-AV portuguese lk401av LK471-AV portuguese pcxalgv
LK402-AV portuguese lk401av LK47W-AV portuguese pcxalgv
LK411-AV portuguese lk411av PCXAL-AV portuguese pcxalgv
LK412-AV portuguese lk411av PCXAL-FV portuguese pcxalgv
LK461-AV portuguese lk411av PCXAL-GV portuguese pcxalgv
LK46W-AV portuguese lk411av PCXAL-KV portuguese pcxalkv
PCXAL-NV portuguese pcxalgv
PCCAL-NV portuguese pcxalgv
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Keyboards can have keys with characters printed on both the left and right half of the keycap. The way you set or use your keyboard to send
different sets of characters varies from one keyboard model to another. Furthermore, your keyboard allows you to enter more characters than
those printed on the keycaps. Refer to the keyboard(5) reference page for information on how to enter characters.
SEE ALSO
Commands: locale(1)
Others: code_page(5), euro(5), i18n_intro(5), i18n_printing(5), iconv_intro(5), iso8859-1(5), iso8859-15(5), keyboard(5), l10n_intro(5),
Unicode(5)
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