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2 | <?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://docbook.sourceforge.net/release/xsl/current/xhtml/docbook.xsl"?> | |
3 | <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" | |
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24 | ||
25 | <refentry id="locale.conf"> | |
26 | <refentryinfo> | |
27 | <title>locale.conf</title> | |
28 | <productname>systemd</productname> | |
29 | ||
30 | <authorgroup> | |
31 | <author> | |
32 | <contrib>Developer</contrib> | |
33 | <firstname>Lennart</firstname> | |
34 | <surname>Poettering</surname> | |
35 | <email>lennart@poettering.net</email> | |
36 | </author> | |
37 | </authorgroup> | |
38 | </refentryinfo> | |
39 | ||
40 | <refmeta> | |
41 | <refentrytitle>locale.conf</refentrytitle> | |
42 | <manvolnum>5</manvolnum> | |
43 | </refmeta> | |
44 | ||
45 | <refnamediv> | |
46 | <refname>locale.conf</refname> | |
47 | <refpurpose>Configuration file for locale settings</refpurpose> | |
48 | </refnamediv> | |
49 | ||
50 | <refsynopsisdiv> | |
51 | <para><filename>/etc/locale.conf</filename></para> | |
52 | </refsynopsisdiv> | |
53 | ||
54 | <refsect1> | |
55 | <title>Description</title> | |
56 | ||
57 | <para>The <filename>/etc/locale.conf</filename> file | |
58 | configures system-wide locale settings. It is read at | |
59 | early-boot by | |
60 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para> | |
61 | ||
62 | <para>The basic file format of | |
63 | <filename>locale.conf</filename> is a | |
64 | newline-separated list of environment-like | |
65 | shell-compatible variable assignments. It is possible | |
66 | to source the configuration from shell scripts, | |
14228c0d | 67 | however, beyond mere variable assignments, no shell |
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68 | features are supported, allowing applications to read |
69 | the file without implementing a shell compatible | |
70 | execution engine.</para> | |
71 | ||
72 | <para>Note that the kernel command line options | |
73 | <varname>locale.LANG=</varname>, | |
74 | <varname>locale.LANGUAGE=</varname>, | |
75 | <varname>locale.LC_CTYPE=</varname>, | |
76 | <varname>locale.LC_NUMERIC=</varname>, | |
77 | <varname>locale.LC_TIME=</varname>, | |
78 | <varname>locale.LC_COLLATE=</varname>, | |
79 | <varname>locale.LC_MONETARY=</varname>, | |
80 | <varname>locale.LC_MESSAGES=</varname>, | |
81 | <varname>locale.LC_PAPER=</varname>, | |
82 | <varname>locale.LC_NAME=</varname>, | |
83 | <varname>locale.LC_ADDRESS=</varname>, | |
84 | <varname>locale.LC_TELEPHONE=</varname>, | |
85 | <varname>locale.LC_MEASUREMENT=</varname>, | |
86 | <varname>locale.LC_IDENTIFICATION=</varname> may be | |
87 | used to override the locale settings at boot.</para> | |
88 | ||
89 | <para>The locale settings configured in | |
90 | <filename>/etc/locale.conf</filename> are system-wide | |
91 | and are inherited by every service or user, unless | |
92 | overridden or unset by individual programs or | |
93 | individual users.</para> | |
94 | ||
14228c0d | 95 | <para>Depending on the operating system, other |
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96 | configuration files might be checked for locale |
97 | configuration as well, however only as | |
98 | fallback.</para> | |
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99 | |
100 | <para><citerefentry><refentrytitle>localectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> | |
101 | may be used to alter the settings in this file during | |
102 | runtime from the command line. Use | |
103 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-firstboot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> | |
104 | to initialize them on mounted (but not booted) system | |
105 | images.</para> | |
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106 | </refsect1> |
107 | ||
108 | <refsect1> | |
109 | <title>Options</title> | |
110 | ||
111 | <para>The following locale settings may be set using | |
112 | <filename>/etc/locale.conf</filename>: | |
113 | <varname>LANG=</varname>, | |
114 | <varname>LANGUAGE=</varname>, | |
115 | <varname>LC_CTYPE=</varname>, | |
116 | <varname>LC_NUMERIC=</varname>, | |
117 | <varname>LC_TIME=</varname>, | |
118 | <varname>LC_COLLATE=</varname>, | |
119 | <varname>LC_MONETARY=</varname>, | |
120 | <varname>LC_MESSAGES=</varname>, | |
121 | <varname>LC_PAPER=</varname>, | |
122 | <varname>LC_NAME=</varname>, | |
123 | <varname>LC_ADDRESS=</varname>, | |
124 | <varname>LC_TELEPHONE=</varname>, | |
125 | <varname>LC_MEASUREMENT=</varname>, | |
126 | <varname>LC_IDENTIFICATION=</varname>. Note that | |
127 | <varname>LC_ALL</varname> may not be configured in | |
128 | this file. For details about the meaning and semantics | |
129 | of these settings, refer to | |
130 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>locale</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para> | |
131 | </refsect1> | |
132 | ||
133 | <refsect1> | |
134 | <title>Example</title> | |
135 | ||
136 | <example> | |
137 | <title>German locale with English messages</title> | |
138 | ||
139 | <para><filename>/etc/locale.conf</filename>:</para> | |
140 | ||
141 | <programlisting>LANG=de_DE.UTF-8 | |
14228c0d | 142 | LC_MESSAGES=en_US.UTF-8</programlisting> |
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143 | </example> |
144 | ||
145 | </refsect1> | |
146 | ||
147 | <refsect1> | |
148 | <title>See Also</title> | |
149 | <para> | |
150 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
151 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>locale</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
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152 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>localectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, |
153 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-localed.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
154 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-firstboot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> | |
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155 | </para> |
156 | </refsect1> | |
157 | ||
158 | </refentry> |