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diff --git a/man/locale.conf.xml b/man/locale.conf.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..fa446a8e17 --- /dev/null +++ b/man/locale.conf.xml @@ -0,0 +1,131 @@ +<?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*-nxml-*--> +<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://docbook.sourceforge.net/release/xsl/current/xhtml/docbook.xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"> + +<!-- + This file is part of systemd. + + Copyright 2010 Lennart Poettering + + systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it + under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by + the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or + (at your option) any later version. + + systemd is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but + WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU + General Public License for more details. + + You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License + along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. +--> + +<refentry id="locale.conf"> + <refentryinfo> + <title>locale.conf</title> + <productname>systemd</productname> + + <authorgroup> + <author> + <contrib>Developer</contrib> + <firstname>Lennart</firstname> + <surname>Poettering</surname> + <email>lennart@poettering.net</email> + </author> + </authorgroup> + </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.</para> + + <para>The basic file format of + <filename>locale.conf</filename> is a + newline-separated list of environment-like + shell-compatible variable assignments. 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.</para> + + <para>Note that the kernel command line options + <varname>locale.LANG=</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 + overriden or unset by individual programs or + individual users.</para> + + <para>Depending on the operating system other + configuration files might be checked for locale + configuration as well, however only as + fallback.</para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Options</title> + + <para>The following locale settings may be set using + <filename>/etc/locale.conf</filename>: + <varname>LANG=</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 be configured in + this file. For details about the meaning and semantics + of these settings, refer to + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>locale</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para> + + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>See Also</title> + <para> + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>locale</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry> + </para> + </refsect1> + +</refentry> |