UPDATE-LOCALE(8)					      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 set
       tings.  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 

SEE ALSO
       locale-gen(8), locale(1)



Debian GNU/Linux		  April 2006		      UPDATE-LOCALE(8)