LOCALE(1) Debian GNU/Linux LOCALE(1)
NAME
locale - Get locale-specific information.
SYNOPSIS
locale [ -a ⎪ -m]
locale [ -ck ] name...
DESCRIPTION
The locale program writes information about the current locale environ-
ment, or all locales, to standard output.
When invoked without arguments, locale summarizes the current locale
environment for each locale category defined by the LC_* environment
variables.
-a, --all-locales
Write names of available locales.
-m, --charmaps
Write names of available charmaps.
Output Format:
-c, --category-name
Write names of selected categories.
-k, --keyword-name
Write names and values of selected keywords.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
These environment variables affect each locale categories for all
locale-aware programs:
LC_CTYPE
Character classification and case conversion.
LC_COLLATE
Collation order.
LC_TIME
Date and time formats.
LC_NUMERIC
Non-monetary numeric formats.
LC_MONETARY
Monetary formats.
LC_MESSAGES
Formats of informative and diagnostic messages and
interactive responses.
LC_PAPER
Paper size.
LC_NAME
Name formats.
LC_ADDRESS
Address formats and location information.
LC_TELEPHONE
Telephone number formats.
LC_MEASUREMENT
Measurement units (Metric or Other).
LC_IDENTIFICATION
Metadata about the locale information.
This environment variable can switch against multiple locale database:
LOCPATH
The directory where locale data is stored. By default, /usr/lib/locale is used.
FILES
/usr/share/i18n/SUPPORTED
List of supported values (and their associated encoding) for
the locale name. This representation is recommended over
--all-locales one, due being the system wide supported values.
AUTHOR
locale was written by Ulrich Drepper for the GNU C Library.
This manpage was written by Joel Klecker <espy@debian.org> for the
Debian GNU/Linux system, and expanded by Alastair McKinstry <mck-
instry@computer.org>
SEE ALSO
locale(5), locale(7), setlocale(3)
3rd Berkeley Distribution 2004-12-16 LOCALE(1)
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