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.TH locale_t 3type 2025-10-29 "Linux man-pages 6.16"
.SH NAME
locale_t
\-
locale object
.SH LIBRARY
Standard C library
.RI ( libc )
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B #include <locale.h>
.P
.BR typedef " /* ... */  " locale_t;
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I locale_t
is a type used for storing a locale object.
.SH STANDARDS
POSIX.1-2024.
.SH HISTORY
POSIX.1-2008.
.SH NOTES
The following headers also provide this type:
.IR <ctype.h> ,
.IR <langinfo.h> ,
.IR <monetary.h> ,
.IR <string.h> ,
.IR <strings.h> ,
.IR <time.h> ,
.IR <wchar.h> ,
.IR <wctype.h> .
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR duplocale (3),
.BR freelocale (3),
.BR newlocale (3),
.BR setlocale (3),
.BR uselocale (3),
.BR locale (5),
.BR locale (7)