make_unicodemap(1)
NAME
make_unicodemap - construct a unicode map file for Samba
SYNOPSIS
make_unicodemap codepage inputfile outputfile
DESCRIPTION
This tool is part of the Samba suite.
make_unicodemap compiles text unicode map files into
binary unicode map files for use with the international
ization features of Samba 2.2.
OPTIONS
- codepage
- This is the codepage or UNIX character set we are
processing (a number, e.g. 850). - inputfile
- This is the input file to process. This is a text
unicode map file such as the ones found in the
Samba source/codepages directory. - outputfile
- This is the binary output file to produce.
SAMBA UNICODE MAP FILES
A text Samba unicode map file is a description that tells
Samba how to map characters from a specified DOS code page
or UNIX character set to 16 bit unicode.
A binary Samba unicode map file is a binary representation
of the same information, including a value that specifies
what codepage or UNIX character set this file is describ
ing.
FILES
CP<codepage>.TXT
These are the input (text) unicode map files provided in
the Samba source/codepages directory.
A text unicode map file consists of multiple lines con
taining two fields. These fields are :
- · character - which is the (hex) character mapped on this
- line.
- · unicode - which is the (hex) 16 bit unicode character
- that the character will map to.
- unicode_map.<codepage> - These are the output (binary)
unicode map files produced and placed in the Samba desti
nation lib/codepage directory.
INSTALLATION
The location of the server and its support files is a mat
ter for individual system administrators. The following
are thus suggestions only.
It is recommended that the make_unicodemap program be
installed under the $prefix/samba hierarchy, in a direc
tory readable by all, writeable only by root. The program
itself should be executable by all. The program should NOT
be setuid or setgid!
VERSION
This man page is correct for version 2.2 of the Samba
suite.
SEE ALSO
AUTHOR
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.
- 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, avail
able at ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/
<URL:ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/>) and updated for the
Samba 2.0 release by Jeremy Allison. The conversion to
DocBook for Samba 2.2 was done by Gerald Carter