Locale command line reference¶

locale¶

System locale and time management.

Usage:

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

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>]

lmi locale set-time [(–add| –subtract)] <time>

lmi locale set-timezone <timezone>

lmi locale set-local-rtc [–fix-system] (on | off)

lmi locale set-ntp (on | off)

Commands:

show

Show detailed information about system locale cathegory (locale variables, key mapping on the virtual console, default key mapping of the X11 server, timedate settings). 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.

set-time

Set the system clock to the specified time. This will also update the RTC time accordingly. The time may be specified in the format “2012-10-30 18:17:16” or as a difference in seconds from current time (see –add/–subtract options).

set-timezone

Set the system timezone. If the RTC is configured to be maintained in local time it will be updated accordingly.

set-local-rtc

Set that the RTC is maintained in local time/UTC.

set-ntp

Enable/disable synchronization of the system clock with a remote NTP server using systemd-timesyncd.

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.

–timedate

Display timedate settings (system timezone, whether RTC is in local time and whether the system clock is synchronized with with a remote NTP server using systemd-timesyncd).

Set options:

–convert

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

–add

The passed time value is expected to be in seconds and will be added to the current system time.

–subtract

The passed time value is expected to be in seconds and will be subtracted from the current system time.

–fix-system

The time from the RTC is read again and the system clock adjusted according to the new setting. (This is useful in cases where the RTC is probably more reliable than the system time.)