From 3f4081cd59f0a69b74d5361de57a8225b26363e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dwayne Grant McConnell Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:19:38 +0000 Subject: Document LOCPATH. --- manual/locale.texi | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) (limited to 'manual/locale.texi') diff --git a/manual/locale.texi b/manual/locale.texi index d1a50cb0f4..23ad8bcdb3 100644 --- a/manual/locale.texi +++ b/manual/locale.texi @@ -279,6 +279,16 @@ If you specify an invalid locale name, @code{setlocale} returns a null pointer and leaves the current locale unchanged. @end deftypefun +The path used for finding locale data can be set using the +@code{LOCPATH} environment variable. The default path for finding +locale data is system specific. It is computed from the value given +as the prefix while configuring the C library. This value normally is +@file{/usr} or @file{/}. For the former the complete path is: + +@smallexample +/usr/lib/locale +@end smallexample + Here is an example showing how you might use @code{setlocale} to temporarily switch to a new locale. -- cgit 1.4.1