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LOCALE-GEN(8)						      System Manager's Manual						     LOCALE-GEN(8)

NAME
locale-gen -- generates localisation files from templates SYNOPSIS
locale-gen DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the locale-gen command. By default, the locale package which provides the base support for localisation of libc-based programs does not contain usable localisation files for every supported language. This limitation has became necessary because of the substantial size of such files and the large number of languages supported by libc. As a result, Debian uses a special mechanism where we prepare the actual localisation files on the target host and distribute only the templates for them. locale-gen is a program that reads the file /etc/locale.gen and invokes localedef for the chosen localisation profiles. Run locale-gen after you have modified the /etc/locale.gen file. FILES
/etc/locale.gen The main configuration file, which has a simple format: every line that is not empty and does not begin with a # is treated as a locale definition that is to be built. SEE ALSO
localedef(1), locale(1), locale.gen(5). AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Eduard Bloch <blade@debian.org> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others). Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts and no Back-Cover Texts. LOCALE-GEN(8)

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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 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/default/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)
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