Subject: [PATCH] locale.7: improve LOCPATH description
LOCPATH is ignored by privileged programs.
Add locale archive references.
Add FILES section.
--- man7/locale.7 | 22 ++++++++++++++++------ 1 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
man7/locale.7 +16 -6
@@ -330,17 +330,20 @@ The following environment variable is used by .BR newlocale (3) and .BR setlocale (3), -and thus affects all localized programs: +and thus affects all unprivileged localized programs: .TP .B LOCPATH A list of pathnames, separated by colons (\(aq:\(aq), that should be used to find locale data. -If this variable is set, only the individual locale data files from +If this variable is set, only the individual compiled locale data files +from .I LOCPATH -and the system default locale data path are used; any available locale -archives are not used. The individual locale data files are searched -under subdirectories which depend on the currently used locale. For -example, when +and the system default locale data path are used; +any available locale archives are not used (see +.BR localedef (1)). +The individual compiled locale data files are searched under +subdirectories which depend on the currently used locale. +For example, when .I en_GB.UTF-8 is used for a category, the following subdirectories are searched for, in this order:
@@ -351,6 +354,13 @@ in this order: .IR en.utf8 , and .IR en . +.SH FILES +.TP +.I /usr/lib/locale/locale-archive +Usual default locale archive location. +.TP +.I /usr/lib/locale +Usual default path for compiled individual locale files. .SH CONFORMING TO POSIX.1-2001. .\"
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Quoted 6 lines · Marko Myllynen
LOCPATH is ignored by privileged programs.
Add locale archive references.
Add FILES section.
Thanks, Marko. Applied.
Cheers,
Michael
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--- man7/locale.7 | 22 ++++++++++++++++------ 1 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)man7/locale.7 +16
-6@@ -330,17 +330,20 @@ The following environment variable is used by .BR newlocale (3) and .BR setlocale (3), -and thus affects all localized programs: +and thus affects all unprivileged localized programs: .TP .B LOCPATH A list of pathnames, separated by colons (\(aq:\(aq), that should be used to find locale data. -If this variable is set, only the individual locale data files from +If this variable is set, only the individual compiled locale data files +from .I LOCPATH -and the system default locale data path are used; any available locale -archives are not used. The individual locale data files are searched -under subdirectories which depend on the currently used locale. For -example, when +and the system default locale data path are used; +any available locale archives are not used (see +.BR localedef (1)). +The individual compiled locale data files are searched under +subdirectories which depend on the currently used locale. +For example, when .I en_GB.UTF-8 is used for a category, the following subdirectories are searched for, in this order:@@ -351,6 +354,13 @@ in this order: .IR en.utf8 , and .IR en . +.SH FILES +.TP +.I /usr/lib/locale/locale-archive +Usual default locale archive location. +.TP +.I /usr/lib/locale +Usual default path for compiled individual locale files. .SH CONFORMING TO POSIX.1-2001. .\"
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Michael Kerrisk Linux man-pages maintainer; http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/ Linux/UNIX System Programming Training: http://man7.org/training/ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-man" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html