cp_dirs(4) — File Formats
NAME
cp_dirs − Database configuration file used by worldwide support software
SYNOPSIS
/var/i18n/conf/cp_dirs
DESCRIPTION
The cp_dirs configuration file determines the locations for the following set of database or data files:
•The character attribute database for user-defined characters (see cedit(1) and cgen(1))
•Font database files and preload font database files for user-defined characters
Font database files are used by the On-Demand Loading (ODL) mechanism. Preload font database files are used with terminals that are designed specifically for multibyte characters. Refer to odl(5) for more information.
•BDF and PCF format font files for user-defined characters
These files are used for graphical user interface displays.
•Input key sequence databases used by DECwindows and CDE input method servers and by terminals that are designed specifically for multibyte characters.
•Collating value database used for sorting (see asort(1))
•Phrase databases used with both the software and the hardware phrase input methods (see phrase(1) and sim(5)).
In the cp_dirs file, lines beginning with the # character are treated as comments. Each line that is not a comment constitutes an entry and adheres to the following format:
service-name std-path sys-path usr-path
In this format:
service-name
Can be one of the following values:
bdfSpecifies the BDF format font files for GUI interfaces.
cdbSpecifies the collating value database.
iksSpecifies the input key sequence databases.
odlSpecifies the ODL font databases.
pcfSpecifies PCF format font files for GUI interfaces.
preSpecifies the raw font files used to preload multibyte terminals.
simSpecifies the phrase input method database.
udcSpecifies the character attribute database.
std-pathSpecifies the location of the database files for standard character sets.
sys-pathSpecifies the location of the system-wide database files for user-defined characters.
usr-pathSpecifies the location of private database files for user-defined characters.
The std-path, sys-path, and usr-path values must be one of the following:
•An absolute pathname (that begins with /)
•A pathname relative to the home directory (that begins with ~/)
•The hyphen (−) to indicate that the field does not apply to the service that the entry describes
FILES
/var/i18n/conf/cp_dirs
Database location configuration file