> >> I assume LC_COLLATE still affects equivalence > >> > classes, such as those in '[[=a=]b]', and that it still > >> > affects collating symbols, such as the 'ch' in '[[.ch.]]' > > > The truth is, I have no idea what it's used for, so I didn't > > say anything. Can someone state definitively? > > POSIX says it affects [[=a=]b] and [[.ch.]]. > > Perhaps someone can give them a try, to see whether that works? > At least, it's *supposed* to work.... It requires a locale that > has nontrivial equivalence classes and collating symbols, to check. > If it works, then we can document it; if not, then we can document > *that*.
I suspect it will only work on GLIBC and maybe Solaris systems, and that too should be documented. Thanks, Arnold
