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.\" Modified Sat Jul 24 19:01:20 1993 by Rik Faith (faith@cs.unc.edu)
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.TH LOCALECONV 3 2015-03-02 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
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.SH NAME
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localeconv \- get numeric formatting information
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.nf
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.B #include <locale.h>
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.PP
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.B struct lconv *localeconv(void);
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.fi
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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The
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.BR localeconv ()
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function returns a pointer to a
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.I struct lconv
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for the current locale.
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This structure is shown in
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.BR locale (7),
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and contains all values associated with the locale categories
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.B LC_NUMERIC
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and
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.BR LC_MONETARY .
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Programs may also use the functions
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.BR printf (3)
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and
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.BR strfmon (3),
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which behave according to the actual locale in use.
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.SH RETURN VALUE
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The
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.BR localeconv ()
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function returns a pointer to a filled in
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.IR "struct lconv" .
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This structure may be (in glibc,
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.IR is )
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statically allocated, and may be overwritten by subsequent calls.
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According to POSIX,
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the caller should not modify the contents of this structure.
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The
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.BR localeconv ()
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function always succeeds.
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.SH ATTRIBUTES
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For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
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.BR attributes (7).
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.TS
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allbox;
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lb lb lb
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l l l.
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Interface Attribute Value
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T{
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.BR localeconv ()
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T} Thread safety MT-Unsafe race:localeconv locale
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.TE
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.SH CONFORMING TO
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C89, C99.
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.SH BUGS
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The
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.BR printf (3)
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family of functions may or may not honor the current locale.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.BR locale (1),
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.BR localedef (1),
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.BR isalpha (3),
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.BR nl_langinfo (3),
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.BR setlocale (3),
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.BR strcoll (3),
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.BR strftime (3),
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.BR locale (7)
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