Locale command line reference¶

locale¶

System locale management.

Usage:

lmi locale show [(–locale | –vc-keyboard | –x11-keymap)]

lmi locale set-locale (<locale> <value>) ...

lmi locale set-vc-keyboard [–convert] <keymap> [<keymap-toggle>]

lmi locale set-x11-keymap [–convert] <layouts> [<model> <variant> <options>]

Commands:

show

Show detailed information about system locale cathegory (locale variables, key mapping on the virtual console, default key mapping of the X11 server). If no cathegory is provided via option, all locale information is displayed.

set-locale

Set locale variables.

set-vc-keyboard

Set the key mapping on the virtual console.

set-x11-keymap

Set the default key mapping of the X11 server.

Show options:

–locale

Display locale variables.

–vc-keyboard

Display key mapping on the virtual console.

–x11-keymap

Display default key mapping of the X11 server.

Set options:

–convert

Try to set the nearest console keyboard/X11 keyboard setting for the chosen X11 keyboard/console keyboard setting.