localectlsystemdlocalectl1localectlControl the system locale and keyboard layout settingslocalectlOPTIONSCOMMANDDescriptionlocalectl may be used to query and change
the system locale and keyboard layout settings. It communicates with
systemd-localed8
to modify files such as /etc/locale.conf and
/etc/vconsole.conf.The system locale controls the language settings of system
services and of the UI before the user logs in, such as the
display manager, as well as the default for users after
login.The keyboard settings control the keyboard layout used on
the text console and of the graphical UI before the user logs in,
such as the display manager, as well as the default for users
after login.Note that the changes performed using this tool might require the initrd to be rebuilt to take
effect during early system boot. The initrd is not rebuilt automatically by
localectl, this task has to be performed manually, usually by reinstalling the
distribution's kernel package.Note that
systemd-firstboot1
may be used to initialize the system locale for mounted (but not booted)
system images.CommandsThe following commands are understood:statusShow current settings of the system locale and keyboard mapping.
If no command is specified, this is the implied default.set-locale LOCALEset-locale VARIABLE=LOCALEā¦Set the system locale. This takes one locale such as en_US.UTF-8, or takes one or more
locale assignments such as LANG=de_DE.utf8, LC_MESSAGES=en_GB.utf8, and so on. If
one locale without variable name is provided, then LANG= locale variable will be set. See
locale7
for details on the available settings and their meanings. Use
list-locales for a list of available
locales (see below). list-localesList available locales useful for
configuration with
set-locale.set-keymap MAP [TOGGLEMAP]Set the system keyboard mapping for the
console and X11. This takes a mapping name (such as "de" or
"us"), and possibly a second one to define a toggle keyboard
mapping. Unless is passed, the
selected setting is also applied as the default system
keyboard mapping of X11, after converting it to the closest
matching X11 keyboard mapping. Use
list-keymaps for a list of available
keyboard mappings (see below).list-keymapsList available keyboard mappings for the
console, useful for configuration with
set-keymap.set-x11-keymap LAYOUT [MODEL [VARIANT [OPTIONS]]]Set the system default keyboard mapping for
X11 and the virtual console. This takes a keyboard mapping
name (such as de or us),
and possibly a model, variant, and options, see
kbd4
for details. Unless is passed,
the selected setting is also applied as the system console
keyboard mapping, after converting it to the closest matching
console keyboard mapping.list-x11-keymap-modelslist-x11-keymap-layoutslist-x11-keymap-variants [LAYOUT]list-x11-keymap-optionsList available X11 keymap models, layouts,
variants and options, useful for configuration with
set-keymap. The command
list-x11-keymap-variants optionally takes a
layout parameter to limit the output to the variants suitable
for the specific layout.OptionsThe following options are understood:Do not ellipsize the output.Do not query the user for authentication for
privileged operations.If set-keymap or
set-x11-keymap is invoked and this option
is passed, then the keymap will not be converted from the
console to X11, or X11 to console,
respectively.Exit statusOn success, 0 is returned, a non-zero failure code
otherwise.See Alsosystemd1locale7locale.conf5vconsole.conf5loadkeys1kbd4
The XKB Configuration Guide
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