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3a54a157 | 2 | <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN" |
12b42c76 | 3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"> |
0307f791 | 4 | <!-- SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+ --> |
7cd28a8a | 5 | |
21ac6ff1 | 6 | <refentry id="localectl" conditional='ENABLE_LOCALED' |
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7 | xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"> |
8 | ||
9 | <refentryinfo> | |
10 | <title>localectl</title> | |
11 | <productname>systemd</productname> | |
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12 | </refentryinfo> |
13 | ||
14 | <refmeta> | |
15 | <refentrytitle>localectl</refentrytitle> | |
16 | <manvolnum>1</manvolnum> | |
17 | </refmeta> | |
18 | ||
19 | <refnamediv> | |
20 | <refname>localectl</refname> | |
21 | <refpurpose>Control the system locale and keyboard layout settings</refpurpose> | |
22 | </refnamediv> | |
23 | ||
24 | <refsynopsisdiv> | |
25 | <cmdsynopsis> | |
26 | <command>localectl</command> | |
27 | <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg> | |
28 | <arg choice="req">COMMAND</arg> | |
29 | </cmdsynopsis> | |
30 | </refsynopsisdiv> | |
31 | ||
32 | <refsect1> | |
33 | <title>Description</title> | |
34 | ||
35 | <para><command>localectl</command> may be used to query and change | |
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36 | the system locale and keyboard layout settings. It communicates with |
37 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-localed</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> | |
38 | to modify files such as <filename>/etc/locale.conf</filename> and | |
39 | <filename>/etc/vconsole.conf</filename>.</para> | |
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40 | |
41 | <para>The system locale controls the language settings of system | |
42 | services and of the UI before the user logs in, such as the | |
43 | display manager, as well as the default for users after | |
44 | login.</para> | |
45 | ||
46 | <para>The keyboard settings control the keyboard layout used on | |
47 | the text console and of the graphical UI before the user logs in, | |
48 | such as the display manager, as well as the default for users | |
49 | after login.</para> | |
50 | ||
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51 | <para>Note that the changes performed using this tool might require |
52 | the initramfs to be rebuilt to take effect during early system boot. | |
53 | The initramfs is not rebuilt automatically by <filename>localectl</filename>. | |
54 | </para> | |
55 | ||
56 | <para>Note that | |
798d3a52 | 57 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-firstboot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> |
dfc6109f | 58 | may be used to initialize the system locale for mounted (but not booted) |
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59 | system images.</para> |
60 | </refsect1> | |
61 | ||
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62 | <refsect1> |
63 | <title>Commands</title> | |
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64 | |
65 | <para>The following commands are understood:</para> | |
66 | ||
67 | <variablelist> | |
68 | <varlistentry> | |
69 | <term><command>status</command></term> | |
70 | ||
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71 | <listitem><para>Show current settings of the system locale and keyboard mapping. |
72 | If no command is specified, this is the implied default.</para></listitem> | |
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73 | </varlistentry> |
74 | ||
75 | <varlistentry> | |
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76 | <term><command>set-locale LOCALE</command></term> |
77 | <term><command>set-locale VARIABLE=LOCALE…</command></term> | |
798d3a52 | 78 | |
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79 | <listitem><para>Set the system locale. This takes one locale such as <literal>en_US.UTF-8</literal>, or takes one or more |
80 | locale assignments such as <literal>LANG=de_DE.utf8</literal>, <literal>LC_MESSAGES=en_GB.utf8</literal>, and so on. If | |
81 | one locale without variable name is provided, then <literal>LANG=</literal> locale variable will be set. See | |
3ba3a79d | 82 | <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>locale</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry> |
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83 | for details on the available settings and their meanings. Use |
84 | <command>list-locales</command> for a list of available | |
85 | locales (see below). </para></listitem> | |
86 | </varlistentry> | |
87 | ||
88 | <varlistentry> | |
89 | <term><command>list-locales</command></term> | |
90 | ||
91 | <listitem><para>List available locales useful for | |
92 | configuration with | |
93 | <command>set-locale</command>.</para></listitem> | |
94 | </varlistentry> | |
95 | ||
96 | <varlistentry> | |
97 | <term><command>set-keymap MAP [TOGGLEMAP]</command></term> | |
98 | ||
99 | <listitem><para>Set the system keyboard mapping for the | |
100 | console and X11. This takes a mapping name (such as "de" or | |
101 | "us"), and possibly a second one to define a toggle keyboard | |
102 | mapping. Unless <option>--no-convert</option> is passed, the | |
103 | selected setting is also applied as the default system | |
104 | keyboard mapping of X11, after converting it to the closest | |
105 | matching X11 keyboard mapping. Use | |
106 | <command>list-keymaps</command> for a list of available | |
107 | keyboard mappings (see below).</para></listitem> | |
108 | </varlistentry> | |
109 | ||
110 | <varlistentry> | |
111 | <term><command>list-keymaps</command></term> | |
112 | ||
113 | <listitem><para>List available keyboard mappings for the | |
114 | console, useful for configuration with | |
115 | <command>set-keymap</command>.</para></listitem> | |
116 | </varlistentry> | |
117 | ||
118 | <varlistentry> | |
119 | <term><command>set-x11-keymap LAYOUT [MODEL [VARIANT [OPTIONS]]]</command></term> | |
120 | ||
121 | <listitem><para>Set the system default keyboard mapping for | |
122 | X11 and the virtual console. This takes a keyboard mapping | |
123 | name (such as <literal>de</literal> or <literal>us</literal>), | |
124 | and possibly a model, variant, and options, see | |
125 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>kbd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>4</manvolnum></citerefentry> | |
126 | for details. Unless <option>--no-convert</option> is passed, | |
127 | the selected setting is also applied as the system console | |
128 | keyboard mapping, after converting it to the closest matching | |
129 | console keyboard mapping.</para></listitem> | |
130 | </varlistentry> | |
131 | ||
132 | <varlistentry> | |
133 | <term><command>list-x11-keymap-models</command></term> | |
134 | <term><command>list-x11-keymap-layouts</command></term> | |
135 | <term><command>list-x11-keymap-variants [LAYOUT]</command></term> | |
136 | <term><command>list-x11-keymap-options</command></term> | |
137 | ||
138 | <listitem><para>List available X11 keymap models, layouts, | |
139 | variants and options, useful for configuration with | |
140 | <command>set-keymap</command>. The command | |
141 | <command>list-x11-keymap-variants</command> optionally takes a | |
142 | layout parameter to limit the output to the variants suitable | |
143 | for the specific layout.</para></listitem> | |
144 | </varlistentry> | |
145 | </variablelist> | |
146 | ||
147 | </refsect1> | |
148 | ||
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149 | <refsect1> |
150 | <title>Options</title> | |
151 | ||
152 | <para>The following options are understood:</para> | |
153 | ||
154 | <variablelist> | |
155 | <varlistentry> | |
156 | <term><option>--no-ask-password</option></term> | |
157 | ||
158 | <listitem><para>Do not query the user for authentication for | |
159 | privileged operations.</para></listitem> | |
160 | </varlistentry> | |
161 | ||
162 | <varlistentry> | |
163 | <term><option>--no-convert</option></term> | |
164 | ||
165 | <listitem><para>If <command>set-keymap</command> or | |
166 | <command>set-x11-keymap</command> is invoked and this option | |
167 | is passed, then the keymap will not be converted from the | |
168 | console to X11, or X11 to console, | |
169 | respectively.</para></listitem> | |
170 | </varlistentry> | |
171 | ||
172 | <xi:include href="user-system-options.xml" xpointer="host" /> | |
173 | <xi:include href="user-system-options.xml" xpointer="machine" /> | |
174 | ||
175 | <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="help" /> | |
176 | <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="version" /> | |
177 | <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="no-pager" /> | |
178 | </variablelist> | |
179 | </refsect1> | |
180 | ||
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181 | <refsect1> |
182 | <title>Exit status</title> | |
183 | ||
184 | <para>On success, 0 is returned, a non-zero failure code | |
185 | otherwise.</para> | |
186 | </refsect1> | |
187 | ||
188 | <xi:include href="less-variables.xml" /> | |
189 | ||
190 | <refsect1> | |
191 | <title>See Also</title> | |
192 | <para> | |
193 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
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194 | <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>locale</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>, |
195 | <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>locale.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
798d3a52 | 196 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>vconsole.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, |
3ba3a79d | 197 | <citerefentry project='mankier'><refentrytitle>loadkeys</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, |
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198 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>kbd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>4</manvolnum></citerefentry>, |
199 | <ulink url="http://www.x.org/releases/current/doc/xorg-docs/input/XKB-Config.html"> | |
200 | The XKB Configuration Guide | |
201 | </ulink>, | |
202 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
203 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-localed.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
dfc6109f | 204 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-firstboot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, |
0a07667d | 205 | <citerefentry project='die-net'><refentrytitle>mkinitrd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> |
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206 | </para> |
207 | </refsect1> | |
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208 | |
209 | </refentry> |