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32.Dd February 15, 2021
33.Dt DUPLOCALE 3
34.Os
35.Sh NAME
36.Nm duplocale
37.Nd duplicate a locale
38.Sh LIBRARY
39.Lb libc
40.Sh SYNOPSIS
41.In locale.h
42.Ft locale_t
43.Fn duplocale "locale_t locale"
44.Sh DESCRIPTION
45Duplicates an existing
46.Fa locale_t
47returning a new
48.Fa locale_t
49that refers to the same locale values but has an independent internal state.
50The locale returned by this call must be freed with
51.Xr freelocale 3 .
52.Sh SEE ALSO
53.Xr freelocale 3 ,
54.Xr localeconv 3 ,
55.Xr newlocale 3
56.\" .Xr querylocale 3 ,
57.\" .Xr uselocale 3 ,
58.\" .Xr xlocale 3
59.Sh STANDARDS
60This function conforms to
61.St -p1003.1-2008 .
62