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setlocale
=========

Syntax
------

     #include <locale.h>
     
     char *setlocale(int category, const char *locale);

Description
-----------

This function sets part or all of the current locale.  The CATEGORY is
one of the following:

`LC_ALL'
     Set all parts of the locale.

`LC_COLLATE'
     Set the collating information.

`LC_CTYPE'
     Set the character type information.

`LC_MONETARY'
     Set the monetary formatting information.

`LC_NUMERIC'
     Set the numeric formatting information.

`LC_TIME'
     Set the time formatting information.

The LOCALE should be the name of the current locale.  Currently, only
the "C" and "POSIX" locales are supported.  If the LOCALE is NULL, no
action is performed.  If LOCALE is "", the locale is identified by
environment variables (currently not supported).

localeconv:.   

Return Value
------------

A static string naming the current locale for the given category, or
NULL if the requested locale is not supported.

Example
-------

     setlocale(LC_ALL, "C");


See Also: localeconv

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