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+<?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*-nxml-*-->
+<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
+ "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
+<!-- SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later -->
+
+<refentry id="locale.conf">
+ <refentryinfo>
+ <title>locale.conf</title>
+ <productname>systemd</productname>
+ </refentryinfo>
+
+ <refmeta>
+ <refentrytitle>locale.conf</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
+ </refmeta>
+
+ <refnamediv>
+ <refname>locale.conf</refname>
+ <refpurpose>Configuration file for locale settings</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+ <para><filename>/etc/locale.conf</filename></para>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Description</title>
+
+ <para>The <filename>/etc/locale.conf</filename> file configures
+ system-wide locale settings. It is read at early boot by
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
+
+ <para>The format of <filename>locale.conf</filename> is a newline-separated list of environment-like
+ shell-compatible variable assignments, ignoring comments and empty lines. It is possible to source the
+ configuration from shell scripts, however, beyond mere variable assignments, no shell features are
+ supported, allowing applications to read the file without implementing a shell compatible execution
+ engine. See
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>os-release</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> for a
+ detailed description of the format.</para>
+
+ <para>Note that the kernel command line options
+ <varname>locale.LANG=</varname>,
+ <varname>locale.LANGUAGE=</varname>,
+ <varname>locale.LC_CTYPE=</varname>,
+ <varname>locale.LC_NUMERIC=</varname>,
+ <varname>locale.LC_TIME=</varname>,
+ <varname>locale.LC_COLLATE=</varname>,
+ <varname>locale.LC_MONETARY=</varname>,
+ <varname>locale.LC_MESSAGES=</varname>,
+ <varname>locale.LC_PAPER=</varname>,
+ <varname>locale.LC_NAME=</varname>,
+ <varname>locale.LC_ADDRESS=</varname>,
+ <varname>locale.LC_TELEPHONE=</varname>,
+ <varname>locale.LC_MEASUREMENT=</varname>,
+ <varname>locale.LC_IDENTIFICATION=</varname> may be
+ used to override the locale settings at boot.</para>
+
+ <para>The locale settings configured in
+ <filename>/etc/locale.conf</filename> are system-wide and are
+ inherited by every service or user, unless overridden or unset by
+ individual programs or users.</para>
+
+ <para>Depending on the operating system, other configuration files
+ might be checked for locale configuration as well, however only as
+ fallback.</para>
+
+ <para><filename>/etc/locale.conf</filename> can be updated
+ using
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-localed.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
+ <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>localectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ may be used to alter the settings in this file during runtime from
+ the command line. Use
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-firstboot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ to customize them on mounted (but not booted) system images.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Options</title>
+
+ <para>The following locale settings may be set using
+ <filename>/etc/locale.conf</filename>:
+ <varname>LANG=</varname>,
+ <varname>LANGUAGE=</varname>,
+ <varname>LC_CTYPE=</varname>,
+ <varname>LC_NUMERIC=</varname>,
+ <varname>LC_TIME=</varname>,
+ <varname>LC_COLLATE=</varname>,
+ <varname>LC_MONETARY=</varname>,
+ <varname>LC_MESSAGES=</varname>,
+ <varname>LC_PAPER=</varname>,
+ <varname>LC_NAME=</varname>,
+ <varname>LC_ADDRESS=</varname>,
+ <varname>LC_TELEPHONE=</varname>,
+ <varname>LC_MEASUREMENT=</varname>,
+ <varname>LC_IDENTIFICATION=</varname>.
+ Note that <varname>LC_ALL</varname> may not be configured in this
+ file. For details about the meaning and semantics of these
+ settings, refer to
+ <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>locale</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Example</title>
+
+ <example>
+ <title>German locale with English messages</title>
+
+ <para><filename>/etc/locale.conf</filename>:</para>
+
+ <programlisting># Custom settings
+
+LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
+LC_MESSAGES=en_US.UTF-8</programlisting>
+ </example>
+
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>See Also</title>
+ <para>
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>locale</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>localectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-localed.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-firstboot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+</refentry>