Chapter 10. National Language Support

Many system variables are used to establish the language environment of the system. These variables and their supporting commands, files, and other tools, are referred to as National Language Support (NLS).

Topics covered in this chapter are:

• Changing Your Locale
• Creating a New Collation Order
• Using the iconv Command
• Using the Message Facility
• Setting National Language Support for Devices
• Changing the Language Environment
• Changing the Default Keyboard Map
• Using National Language Support Commands and Files