<refnamediv>
<refname>locale.conf</refname>
- <refpurpose>configuration file for locale settings</refpurpose>
+ <refpurpose>Configuration file for locale settings</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<title>Description</title>
<para>The <filename>/etc/locale.conf</filename> file
- configures system-wide locale settings.</para>
+ configures system-wide locale settings. It is read at
+ early-boot by
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
<para>The basic file format of
<filename>locale.conf</filename> is a
<varname>LC_TELEPHONE=</varname>,
<varname>LC_MEASUREMENT=</varname>,
<varname>LC_IDENTIFICATION=</varname>. Note that
- <varname>LC_ALL</varname> may not be be configured in
+ <varname>LC_ALL</varname> may not be configured in
this file. For details about the meaning and semantics
of these settings, refer to
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>locale</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
<example>
<title>German locale with English messages</title>
- <para><filename>/etc/locale.conf:</filename></para>
+ <para><filename>/etc/locale.conf</filename>:</para>
<programlisting>LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
LC_MESSAGES=C</programlisting>
<title>See Also</title>
<para>
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>locale</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>locale</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-localed.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
</para>
</refsect1>