NAME

lang − description of supported languages

DESCRIPTION

HP-UX NLS (Native Language Support) provides support for the processing and customs requirements of a variety of languages.  To enable NLS support for a particular language, a language definition must exist on the HP-UX system.  Invoking the command locale -a (see locale(1)) displays information regarding which languages are currently supported on a particular HP-UX system.

The default processing language for HP-UX is POSIX.  POSIX provides an environment in which processing occurs without NLS functionality.  This environment is based on the 7-bit-coded USASCII character set. 

POSIX and C are equivalent and can be used interchangeably. 

AUTHOR

lang was developed by HP. 

SEE ALSO

locale(1), localedef(1M), setlocale(3C), environ(5), hpnls(5). 

Hewlett-Packard Company  —  HP-UX Release 10.20:  July 1996