NAME¶

update-locale - Modify global locale settings

SYNTAX¶

update-locale [OPTIONS] [var=locale | var] [...]

DESCRIPTION¶

This program can be called by maintainer scripts when Debian packages are installed or removed, it updates the /etc/locale.conf file to reflect changes in system configuration related to global locale settings. When variables have no value assigned, they are removed from the locale file. Some basic checks are performed to ensure that requested settings are valid.

OPTIONS¶

--help

Display an help message and exit.

--reset

Variables which are not set on command-line are cleared out.

--locale-file FILE

Define file containing locale variables. (Default: /etc/locale.conf)

--no-checks

Do not perform sanity checks on locale variables.

EXAMPLE¶

The command


        update-locale LANG=en_CA.UTF-8 LANGUAGE
sets LANG to en_CA.UTF-8 and removes definitions for LANGUAGE.

FILES¶

/etc/locale.conf

File where global locale settings are stored.

AUTHOR¶

Denis Barbier <barbier@linuxfr.org>

SEE ALSO¶

locale-gen(8), locale(1)