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.TH localeconv 3 .SH NAME localeconv - get numeric formatting information .SH SYNOPSIS #include <locale.h> struct lconv *localeconv(void); .SH DESCRIPTION The .BR localeconv () function is used to set the components of an object with type struct lconv with values appropriate for the formatting of numeric quantities according to the rules of the current locale and return a pointer to it. .SH RETURN VALUE The .B localeconv function returns a pointer to the filled-in object. The structure pointed to by the return value shall not be modified by the program, but may be overwritten by a subsequent call to the .B localeconv function. In addition, calls to .B setlocale function with categories LC_ALL, LC_MONETARY, or LC_NUMERIC may overwrite the contents of the structure. .SH STANDARDS ISO/IEC 9899:1999 Section 7.11.2.1 Paragraph 1,2,8 .SH SEE ALSO .B locale.h(3)