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author | Gerald Carter <jerry@samba.org> | 2001-02-22 21:48:19 +0000 |
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diff --git a/docs/docbook/manpages/make_smbcodepage.1.sgml b/docs/docbook/manpages/make_smbcodepage.1.sgml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..8a58b8614d --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/docbook/manpages/make_smbcodepage.1.sgml @@ -0,0 +1,197 @@ +<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN"> +<refentry id="findsmb"> + +<refmeta> + <refentrytitle>make_smbcodepage</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>1</manvolnum> +</refmeta> + + +<refnamediv> + <refname>make_smbcodepage</refname> + <refpurpose>construct a codepage file for Samba</refpurpose> +</refnamediv> + +<refsynopsisdiv> + <cmdsynopsis> + <command>make_smbcodepage</command> + <arg choice="req">c|d</arg> + <arg choice="req">codepage</arg> + <arg choice="req">inputfile</arg> + <arg choice="req">outputfile</arg> + </cmdsynopsis> +</refsynopsisdiv> + +<refsect1> + <title>DESCRIPTION</title> + + <para>This tool is part of the <ulink url="samba.7.html"> + Samba</ulink> suite.</para> + + <para><command>make_smbcodepage</command> compiles or de-compiles + codepage files for use with the internationalization features + of Samba 2.2</para> +</refsect1> + + + +<refsect1> + <title>OPTIONS</title> + + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term>c|d</term> + <listitem><para>This tells <command>make_smbcodepage</command> + if it is compiling (<parameter>c</parameter>) a text format code + page file to binary, or (<parameter>d</parameter>) de-compiling + a binary codepage file to text. </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>codepage</term> + <listitem><para>This is the codepage we are processing (a + number, e.g. 850). </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + + <varlistentry> + <term>inputfile</term> + <listitem><para>This is the input file to process. In t + he '<parameter>c</parameter>' case this will be a text + codepage definition file such as the ones found in the Samba + <filename>source/codepages</filename> directory. In + the '<parameter>d</parameter>' case this will be the + binary format codepage definition file normally found in + the <filename>lib/codepages</filename> directory in the + Samba install directory path.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + + <varlistentry> + <term>outputfile</term> + <listitem><para>This is the output file to produce.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> +</refsect1> + +<refsect1> + <title>Samba Codepage Files</title> + + <para>A text Samba codepage definition file is a description + that tells Samba how to map from upper to lower case for + characters greater than ascii 127 in the specified DOS code page. + Note that for certain DOS codepages (437 for example) mapping + from lower to upper case may be non-symmetrical. For example, in + code page 437 lower case a acute maps to a plain upper case A + when going from lower to upper case, but plain upper case A maps + to plain lower case a when lower casing a character. </para> + + <para>A binary Samba codepage definition file is a binary + representation of the same information, including a value that + specifies what codepage this file is describing. </para> + + <para>As Samba does not yet use UNICODE (current for Samba version 2.2) + you must specify the client code page that your DOS and Windows + clients are using if you wish to have case insensitivity done + correctly for your particular language. The default codepage Samba + uses is 850 (Western European). Text codepage definition sample files + are provided in the Samba distribution for codepages 437 (USA), 737 (Greek), + 850 (Western European) 852 (MS-DOS Latin 2), 861 (Icelandic), 866 (Cyrillic), + 932 (Kanji SJIS), 936 (Simplified Chinese), 949 (Hangul) and 950 (Traditional + Chinese). Users are encouraged to write text codepage definition files for + their own code pages and donate them to samba@samba.org. All codepage files + in the Samba <filename>source/codepages</filename> directory are + compiled and installed when a <command>'make install'</command> + command is issued there. </para> + + <para>The client codepage used by the <command>smbd</command> server + is configured using the <command>client code page</command> parameter + in the <command>smb.conf</command> file. </para> +</refsect1> + + +<refsect1> + <title>Files</title> + + <para><command>codepage_def.<codepage></command></para> + + <para>These are the input (text) codepage files provided in the + Samba <filename>source/codepages</filename> directory.</para> + + <para>A text codepage definition file consists of multiple lines + containing four fields. These fields are:</para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para><command>lower</command>: which is the + (hex) lower case character mapped on this line.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem><para><command>upper</command>: which is the (hex) + upper case character that the lower case character will map to. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para><command>map upper to lower</command> which + is a boolean value (put either True or False here) which tells + Samba if it is to map the given upper case character to the + given lower case character when lower casing a filename. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para><command>map lower to upper</command> which + is a boolean value (put either True or False here) which tells + Samba if it is to map the given lower case character to the + given upper case character when upper casing a filename. + </para></listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + + <para><command>codepage.<codepage></command> - These are the + output (binary) codepage files produced and placed in the Samba + destination <filename>lib/codepage</filename> directory. </para> +</refsect1> + +<refsect1> + <title>Installation</title> + + <para>The location of the server and its support files is a + matter for individual system administrators. The following are + thus suggestions only. </para> + + <para>It is recommended that the <command>make_smbcodepage + </command> program be installed under the <filename>/usr/local/samba + </filename> hierarchy, in a directory readable by all, writeable + only by root. The program itself should be executable by all. The + program should NOT be setuid or setgid! </para> +</refsect1> + +<refsect1> + <title>VERSION</title> + + <para>This man page is correct for version 2.2 of + the Samba suite.</para> +</refsect1> + +<refsect1> + <title>SEE ALSO</title> + <para><ulink url="smbd.8.html"><command>smbd(8)</command></ulink>, + <ulink url="smb.conf.5.html">smb.conf(5)</ulink> + </para> +</refsect1> + +<refsect1> + <title>AUTHOR</title> + + <para>The original Samba software and related utilities + were created by Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed + by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar + to the way the Linux kernel is developed.</para> + + <para>The original Samba man pages were written by Karl Auer. + The man page sources were converted to YODL format (another + excellent piece of Open Source software, available at + <ulink url="ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/"> + ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/</ulink>) and updated for the Samba 2.0 + release by Jeremy Allison. The conversion to DocBook for + Samba 2.2 was done by Gerald Carter</para> +</refsect1> + +</refentry> |