LOCALEDEF(1) LOCALEDEF(1)
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, com
piles 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 sepa
rately 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 ar
gument 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 di
rectory 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 speci
fied by the environment variable I18NPATH and in the default di
rectory 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 de
fault, 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 cur
rently 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 op
tion, if the locale is in the archive file already, an error oc
curs.
--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 defini
tion 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 locales alphabet.
outputpath/LC_CTYPE
One of the output files. It contains information about charac
ter 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 lan
guage 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.
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 on
behalf of the Debian GNU/Linux Project and anyone else who wants it.
It was amended by Alastair McKinstry to ex
plain new ISO 14652 elements, and amended further by Lars Wirzenius
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)
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