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On 07/10/2009 08:49 PM, ABCD wrote: |
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> ... |
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> Because I'm seeing some strange things in this thread, let me elucidate |
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> as to what the various LANG/LC_* variables do: |
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> LANG |
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> sets the default for LC_*, if unset, defaults to "C" |
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> |
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> LC_CTYPE [charset] |
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> LC_NUMERIC [number format] |
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> LC_TIME [time format] |
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> LC_COLLATE [sort order] |
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> LC_MONETARY [money format] |
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> LC_MESSAGES [message language] |
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> LC_PAPER [paper size] |
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> LC_NAME [given/family name format] |
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> LC_ADDRESS [mailing address format] |
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> LC_TELEPHONE [country code, etc.] |
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> LC_MEASUREMENT [US customary, SI, etc.] |
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> LC_IDENTIFICATION [???] |
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> Used as their names suggest, for the various things that can be |
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> done with locales. Default to $LANG, if $LANG is unset, defaults |
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> to "C". |
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> |
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> LC_ALL |
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> Override for LC_*. If LC_ALL is set, then LC_* is ignored, and the |
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> value of LC_ALL is used for everything. *Do not* set this in env.d |
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> unless you know exactly what you are doing. (Setting LC_ALL=C to |
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> disable all locale settings, for instance). |
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Thanks for the clarification. The only reason I can think of for *not* |
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setting LC_ALL is that some users on a multi-user system might want to |
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use a different language. Am I missing something else important? |
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