repertoiremap - map symbolic character names to Unicode code points
A repertoire map defines mappings between symbolic character names (mnemonics)
and Unicode code points when compiling a locale with
localedef(1).
Using a repertoire map is optional, it is needed only when symbolic names are
used instead of now preferred Unicode code points.
The repertoiremap file starts with a header that may consist of the following
keywords:
- comment_char
- is followed by a character that will be used as the comment
character for the rest of the file. It defaults to the number sign
(#).
- escape_char
- is followed by a character that should be used as the
escape character for the rest of the file to mark characters that should
be interpreted in a special way. It defaults to the backslash (\).
The mapping section starts with the keyword
CHARIDS in the first column.
The mapping lines have the following form:
- <symbolic-name> <code-point>
comment
- This defines exactly one mapping, comment being
optional.
The mapping section ends with the string
END CHARIDS.
- /usr/share/i18n/repertoiremaps
- Usual default repertoire map path.
POSIX.2.
Repertoire maps are deprecated in favor of Unicode code points.
A mnemonic for the Euro sign can be defined as follows:
<Eu> <U20AC> EURO SIGN
locale(1),
localedef(1),
charmap(5),
locale(5)