locale - Get locale-specific information.
locale [ "-a" | "-m"]
locale [ -ck ] name...
The locale program writes information about the current locale environment,
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 [Toc] [Back] 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.
locale was written by Ulrich Drepper for the GNU C Library.
This manpage was written by Joel Klecker <[email protected]> for the
Debian GNU/Linux system, and expanded by Alastair McKinstry <mck[email protected]>
3rd Berkeley Distribution 2002-03-02 LOCALE(1)
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