Example: LC_MESSAGES Locale Category Definition

The following lines are a sample definition of an LC_MESSAGES locale category, as they might appear in a locale source file.

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LC_MESSAGES
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# yes expression is a string that starts with
# "SI", "Si" "sI" "si" "s" or "S"
yesexpr "<circumflex><left-parenthesis><left-square-bracket><s><S>\
<right-square-bracket><left-square-bracket><i><I><right-square-bracket>\
<vertical-line><left-square-bracket><s><S><right-square-bracket>\
<right-parenthesis>"

# no expression is a string that starts with
# "NO", "No" "nO" "no" "N" or "n"
noexpr "<circumflex><left-parenthesis><left-square-bracket><n><N>\
<right-square-bracket><left-square-bracket><o><O><right-square-bracket>\
<vertical-line><left-square-bracket><n><N><right-square-bracket>\
<right-parenthesis>"

END LC_MESSAGES


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