LOCALE.ALIAS(5) File Formats Manual LOCALE.ALIAS(5)
NAME
locale.aliaslocale 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
HISTORY
The locale.alias file appeared in NetBSD 3.0.