commit: a493889f3341833a2f737bce97d2d2ba785367bd Author: Kerin Millar <kfm <AT> plushkava <DOT> net> AuthorDate: Wed Aug 13 21:04:00 2025 +0000 Commit: Kerin Millar <kfm <AT> plushkava <DOT> net> CommitDate: Wed Aug 13 21:23:41 2025 +0000 URL: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/locale-gen.git/commit/?id=a493889f
locale.gen.5: clarify the means by which a locale can be effected Signed-off-by: Kerin Millar <kfm <AT> plushkava.net> locale.gen.5 | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/locale.gen.5 b/locale.gen.5 index 595e37a..e342ac8 100644 --- a/locale.gen.5 +++ b/locale.gen.5 @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ language[_territory][.codeset][@modifier] .P A complete list of supported \fIlocalename\fR values can be obtained by reading the first column of the \fI/usr/share/i18n/SUPPORTED\fR file. Its values map directly to the names of files residing in the \fI/usr/share/i18n/locales\fR directory, provided that codeset parts are stripped. .P -Assuming that a given locale is available, it can be effected by assigning its \fIlocalename\fR to the LANG environment variable. +Assuming that a given locale is available, it can be effected by assigning its \fIlocalename\fR to the LANG environment variable, provided that a codeset part is incorporated. .SH "CHARACTER MAPS" A \fIcharmap\fR, also known as a character set or codeset, is a mapping of character symbols and collating element symbols to actual character encodings, allowing for computers to encode and decode text in a standard way. .P
