localedef
compile locale definition files
see also :
locale
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
add an example, a script, a trick and tips
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 ./
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
localedef, 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
environment 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 negative 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.
standards
This program conforms to the POSIX standard P1003.2
see also
locale ,
locale, locale
author
The program was
written by Ulrich Drepper.
This manual
page was written by Richard Braakman <dark[:at:]xs4all[:dot:]nl>
on behalf of the Debian GNU/Linux Project and anyone else
who wants it. It was amended by Alastair McKinstry
<mckinstry[:at:]computer[:dot:]org> to explain new ISO 14652
elements, and amended further by Lars Wirzenius
<liw[:at:]iki[:dot:]fi> to document new functionality (as of GNU
C library 2.3.5). The manpage is not supported by the GNU
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