LOCALE.ALIAS(5)

LOCALE.ALIAS(5) | File Formats Manual | LOCALE.ALIAS(5)

# NAME

`locale.alias` —
locale alias file

# SYNOPSIS

`locale.alias` |

# DESCRIPTION

The `locale.alias` file describes locale aliases. Each line of this file can be described as the following BNF:

    line			:=	src ws dst
    src			:=	locale_name
    			|	locale_category_name
    ws			:=	<white spaces>
    dst			:=	locale_name
    			|	"/FORCE"
    locale_category_name	:=	locale_name '/' category_name
    category_name		:=	"LC_CTYPE"
    			|	"LC_COLLATE"
    			|	"LC_TIME"
    			|	"LC_NUMERIC"
    			|	"LC_MONETARY"
    			|	"LC_MESSAGES"
    locale_name		:=	<locale name>

# FILES

/usr/share/locale/locale.alias
  This file.

# EXAMPLES

    ja_JP.UTF-8/LC_CTYPE		en_US.UTF-8

This means that “`ja_JP.UTF-8`” for `LC_CTYPE` category is redirected to “`en_US.UTF-8`”.

    Pig				/FORCE

This means that “`Pig`” for all categories is forcibly enabled.

# SEE ALSO

locale(1), nls(7)

# HISTORY

The `locale.alias` file appeared in NetBSD 3.0.

July 22, 2004 | NetBSD 10.0