UPDATE-LOCALE(8) System Manager's Manual UPDATE-LOCALE(8)
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 re-
flect 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/lo-
cale.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)
Debian GNU/Linux April 2006 UPDATE-LOCALE(8)
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