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authorDwayne Grant McConnell <decimal@us.ibm.com>2012-02-17 22:19:38 +0000
committerJoseph Myers <joseph@codesourcery.com>2012-02-17 22:19:38 +0000
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@@ -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.