gregory mott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > when i pass textual input to sort, how does sort come to decide or infer > the encoding?
>From the locale. It looks at the LC_ALL environment variable; if that isn't set it looks at LC_CTYPE; if that isn't set it looks at LANG; otherwise the default locale is system-dependent. > you seem to say that a locale is associated with a particular encoding. Yes. > on rh9, the locale definitions (eg > /usr/share/i18n/locales/en_IN) appear to be in unicode. Some are UTF-8; some undoubtedly aren't. > can you/anyone give me a clue? You might try reading the GNU C library manual on locales. <http://www.gnu.org/manual/glibc-2.2.5/html_node/Locales.html> Sorry, I don't use Red Hat, so you'll need to consult a Red Hat expert for details specific to your system. _______________________________________________ Bug-coreutils mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-coreutils
