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/default/locale file to
reflect changes in system configuration related to global locale set-
tings. When variables have no value assigned, they are removed from
the locale file. Some basic checks are performed to ensure that re-
quested 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/de-
fault/locale)
--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/default/locale
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)