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1<?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?> 1<?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?>
2<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/utf-8.xml,v 1.44 2006/08/29 10:03:52 rane Exp $ --> 2<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/utf-8.xml,v 1.45 2006/10/06 18:35:52 nightmorph Exp $ -->
3<!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> 3<!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd">
4 4
5<guide link="/doc/en/utf-8.xml"> 5<guide link="/doc/en/utf-8.xml">
6<title>Using UTF-8 with Gentoo</title> 6<title>Using UTF-8 with Gentoo</title>
7 7
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23 23
24<!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license --> 24<!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license -->
25<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> 25<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
26<license /> 26<license />
27 27
28<version>2.22</version> 28<version>2.23</version>
29<date>2006-08-28</date> 29<date>2006-10-06</date>
30 30
31<chapter> 31<chapter>
32<title>Character Encodings</title> 32<title>Character Encodings</title>
33<section> 33<section>
34<title>What is a Character Encoding?</title> 34<title>What is a Character Encoding?</title>
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229<section> 229<section>
230<title>Setting the Locale</title> 230<title>Setting the Locale</title>
231<body> 231<body>
232 232
233<p> 233<p>
234There is one environment variable that needs to be set in order to use 234There is one environment variable that needs to be set in order to use our new
235our new UTF-8 locales: <c>LC_ALL</c> (this variable overrides the <c>LANG</c> 235UTF-8 locales: <c>LANG</c> (you can override this variable with the
236setting as well). There are also many different ways to set it; some people 236<c>LC_ALL</c> setting as well). There are also many different ways to set it;
237prefer to only have a UTF-8 environment for a specific user, in which case 237some people prefer to only have a UTF-8 environment for a specific user, in
238they set them in their <path>~/.profile</path> (if you use <c>/bin/sh</c>), 238which case they set them in their <path>~/.profile</path> (if you use
239<path>~/.bash_profile</path> or <path>~/.bashrc</path> (if you use 239<c>/bin/sh</c>), <path>~/.bash_profile</path> or <path>~/.bashrc</path> (if you
240<c>/bin/bash</c>). 240use <c>/bin/bash</c>).
241</p> 241</p>
242 242
243<p> 243<p>
244Others prefer to set the locale globally. One specific circumstance where 244Others prefer to set the locale globally. One specific circumstance where
245the author particularly recommends doing this is when 245the author particularly recommends doing this is when
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255following: 255following:
256</p> 256</p>
257 257
258<pre caption="Demonstration /etc/env.d/02locale"> 258<pre caption="Demonstration /etc/env.d/02locale">
259<comment>(As always, change "en_GB.UTF-8" to your locale)</comment> 259<comment>(As always, change "en_GB.UTF-8" to your locale)</comment>
260LC_ALL="en_GB.UTF-8" 260LANG="en_GB.UTF-8"
261</pre> 261</pre>
262
263<note>
264You can also substitute <c>LC_ALL</c> for <c>LANG</c>. This sets your locale
265for all categories, including numerical and currency values. On a very few
266systems, it might cause some issues. However, most users should be able to use
267<c>LC_ALL</c> without problems. For more information on the categories affected
268by using <c>LC_ALL</c>, please read the <uri
269link="http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/manual/html_node/Locale-Categories.html#Locale-Categories">GNU
270locale page</uri>.
271</note>
262 272
263<p> 273<p>
264Next, the environment must be updated with the change. 274Next, the environment must be updated with the change.
265</p> 275</p>
266 276
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