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2 | <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" | |
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5 | <!-- | |
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6 | SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+ |
7 | ||
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8 | This file is part of systemd. |
9 | ||
10 | Copyright 2012 Lennart Poettering | |
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11 | --> |
12 | ||
21ac6ff1 | 13 | <refentry id="localectl" conditional='ENABLE_LOCALED' |
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14 | xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"> |
15 | ||
16 | <refentryinfo> | |
17 | <title>localectl</title> | |
18 | <productname>systemd</productname> | |
19 | ||
20 | <authorgroup> | |
21 | <author> | |
22 | <contrib>Developer</contrib> | |
23 | <firstname>Lennart</firstname> | |
24 | <surname>Poettering</surname> | |
25 | <email>lennart@poettering.net</email> | |
26 | </author> | |
27 | </authorgroup> | |
28 | </refentryinfo> | |
29 | ||
30 | <refmeta> | |
31 | <refentrytitle>localectl</refentrytitle> | |
32 | <manvolnum>1</manvolnum> | |
33 | </refmeta> | |
34 | ||
35 | <refnamediv> | |
36 | <refname>localectl</refname> | |
37 | <refpurpose>Control the system locale and keyboard layout settings</refpurpose> | |
38 | </refnamediv> | |
39 | ||
40 | <refsynopsisdiv> | |
41 | <cmdsynopsis> | |
42 | <command>localectl</command> | |
43 | <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg> | |
44 | <arg choice="req">COMMAND</arg> | |
45 | </cmdsynopsis> | |
46 | </refsynopsisdiv> | |
47 | ||
48 | <refsect1> | |
49 | <title>Description</title> | |
50 | ||
51 | <para><command>localectl</command> may be used to query and change | |
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52 | the system locale and keyboard layout settings. It communicates with |
53 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-localed</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> | |
54 | to modify files such as <filename>/etc/locale.conf</filename> and | |
55 | <filename>/etc/vconsole.conf</filename>.</para> | |
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56 | |
57 | <para>The system locale controls the language settings of system | |
58 | services and of the UI before the user logs in, such as the | |
59 | display manager, as well as the default for users after | |
60 | login.</para> | |
61 | ||
62 | <para>The keyboard settings control the keyboard layout used on | |
63 | the text console and of the graphical UI before the user logs in, | |
64 | such as the display manager, as well as the default for users | |
65 | after login.</para> | |
66 | ||
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67 | <para>Note that the changes performed using this tool might require |
68 | the initramfs to be rebuilt to take effect during early system boot. | |
69 | The initramfs is not rebuilt automatically by <filename>localectl</filename>. | |
70 | </para> | |
71 | ||
72 | <para>Note that | |
798d3a52 | 73 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-firstboot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> |
dfc6109f | 74 | may be used to initialize the system locale for mounted (but not booted) |
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75 | system images.</para> |
76 | </refsect1> | |
77 | ||
78 | <refsect1> | |
79 | <title>Options</title> | |
80 | ||
81 | <para>The following options are understood:</para> | |
82 | ||
83 | <variablelist> | |
84 | <varlistentry> | |
85 | <term><option>--no-ask-password</option></term> | |
86 | ||
87 | <listitem><para>Do not query the user for authentication for | |
88 | privileged operations.</para></listitem> | |
89 | </varlistentry> | |
90 | ||
91 | <varlistentry> | |
92 | <term><option>--no-convert</option></term> | |
93 | ||
94 | <listitem><para>If <command>set-keymap</command> or | |
95 | <command>set-x11-keymap</command> is invoked and this option | |
96 | is passed, then the keymap will not be converted from the | |
97 | console to X11, or X11 to console, | |
98 | respectively.</para></listitem> | |
99 | </varlistentry> | |
100 | ||
101 | <xi:include href="user-system-options.xml" xpointer="host" /> | |
af8cbf47 | 102 | <xi:include href="user-system-options.xml" xpointer="machine" /> |
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103 | |
104 | <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="help" /> | |
105 | <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="version" /> | |
106 | <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="no-pager" /> | |
107 | </variablelist> | |
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108 | </refsect1> |
109 | ||
110 | <refsect1> | |
111 | <title>Commands</title> | |
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112 | |
113 | <para>The following commands are understood:</para> | |
114 | ||
115 | <variablelist> | |
116 | <varlistentry> | |
117 | <term><command>status</command></term> | |
118 | ||
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119 | <listitem><para>Show current settings of the system locale and keyboard mapping. |
120 | If no command is specified, this is the implied default.</para></listitem> | |
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121 | </varlistentry> |
122 | ||
123 | <varlistentry> | |
1eecafb8 | 124 | <term><command>set-locale LOCALE…</command></term> |
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125 | |
126 | <listitem><para>Set the system locale. This takes one or more | |
127 | assignments such as "LANG=de_DE.utf8", | |
128 | "LC_MESSAGES=en_GB.utf8", and so on. See | |
3ba3a79d | 129 | <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>locale</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry> |
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130 | for details on the available settings and their meanings. Use |
131 | <command>list-locales</command> for a list of available | |
132 | locales (see below). </para></listitem> | |
133 | </varlistentry> | |
134 | ||
135 | <varlistentry> | |
136 | <term><command>list-locales</command></term> | |
137 | ||
138 | <listitem><para>List available locales useful for | |
139 | configuration with | |
140 | <command>set-locale</command>.</para></listitem> | |
141 | </varlistentry> | |
142 | ||
143 | <varlistentry> | |
144 | <term><command>set-keymap MAP [TOGGLEMAP]</command></term> | |
145 | ||
146 | <listitem><para>Set the system keyboard mapping for the | |
147 | console and X11. This takes a mapping name (such as "de" or | |
148 | "us"), and possibly a second one to define a toggle keyboard | |
149 | mapping. Unless <option>--no-convert</option> is passed, the | |
150 | selected setting is also applied as the default system | |
151 | keyboard mapping of X11, after converting it to the closest | |
152 | matching X11 keyboard mapping. Use | |
153 | <command>list-keymaps</command> for a list of available | |
154 | keyboard mappings (see below).</para></listitem> | |
155 | </varlistentry> | |
156 | ||
157 | <varlistentry> | |
158 | <term><command>list-keymaps</command></term> | |
159 | ||
160 | <listitem><para>List available keyboard mappings for the | |
161 | console, useful for configuration with | |
162 | <command>set-keymap</command>.</para></listitem> | |
163 | </varlistentry> | |
164 | ||
165 | <varlistentry> | |
166 | <term><command>set-x11-keymap LAYOUT [MODEL [VARIANT [OPTIONS]]]</command></term> | |
167 | ||
168 | <listitem><para>Set the system default keyboard mapping for | |
169 | X11 and the virtual console. This takes a keyboard mapping | |
170 | name (such as <literal>de</literal> or <literal>us</literal>), | |
171 | and possibly a model, variant, and options, see | |
172 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>kbd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>4</manvolnum></citerefentry> | |
173 | for details. Unless <option>--no-convert</option> is passed, | |
174 | the selected setting is also applied as the system console | |
175 | keyboard mapping, after converting it to the closest matching | |
176 | console keyboard mapping.</para></listitem> | |
177 | </varlistentry> | |
178 | ||
179 | <varlistentry> | |
180 | <term><command>list-x11-keymap-models</command></term> | |
181 | <term><command>list-x11-keymap-layouts</command></term> | |
182 | <term><command>list-x11-keymap-variants [LAYOUT]</command></term> | |
183 | <term><command>list-x11-keymap-options</command></term> | |
184 | ||
185 | <listitem><para>List available X11 keymap models, layouts, | |
186 | variants and options, useful for configuration with | |
187 | <command>set-keymap</command>. The command | |
188 | <command>list-x11-keymap-variants</command> optionally takes a | |
189 | layout parameter to limit the output to the variants suitable | |
190 | for the specific layout.</para></listitem> | |
191 | </varlistentry> | |
192 | </variablelist> | |
193 | ||
194 | </refsect1> | |
195 | ||
196 | <refsect1> | |
197 | <title>Exit status</title> | |
198 | ||
199 | <para>On success, 0 is returned, a non-zero failure code | |
200 | otherwise.</para> | |
201 | </refsect1> | |
202 | ||
203 | <xi:include href="less-variables.xml" /> | |
204 | ||
205 | <refsect1> | |
206 | <title>See Also</title> | |
207 | <para> | |
208 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
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209 | <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>locale</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>, |
210 | <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>locale.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
798d3a52 | 211 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>vconsole.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, |
3ba3a79d | 212 | <citerefentry project='mankier'><refentrytitle>loadkeys</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, |
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213 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>kbd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>4</manvolnum></citerefentry>, |
214 | <ulink url="http://www.x.org/releases/current/doc/xorg-docs/input/XKB-Config.html"> | |
215 | The XKB Configuration Guide | |
216 | </ulink>, | |
217 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
218 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-localed.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
dfc6109f | 219 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-firstboot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, |
0a07667d | 220 | <citerefentry project='die-net'><refentrytitle>mkinitrd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> |
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221 | </para> |
222 | </refsect1> | |
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223 | |
224 | </refentry> |