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)