On 07/10/2009 08:49 PM, ABCD wrote:
... Because I'm seeing some strange things in this thread, let me elucidate as to what the various LANG/LC_* variables do:LANG sets the default for LC_*, if unset, defaults to "C" LC_CTYPE [charset] LC_NUMERIC [number format] LC_TIME [time format] LC_COLLATE [sort order] LC_MONETARY [money format] LC_MESSAGES [message language] LC_PAPER [paper size] LC_NAME [given/family name format] LC_ADDRESS [mailing address format] LC_TELEPHONE [country code, etc.] LC_MEASUREMENT [US customary, SI, etc.] LC_IDENTIFICATION [???] Used as their names suggest, for the various things that can be done with locales. Default to $LANG, if $LANG is unset, defaults to "C". LC_ALL Override for LC_*. If LC_ALL is set, then LC_* is ignored, and the value of LC_ALL is used for everything. *Do not* set this in env.d unless you know exactly what you are doing. (Setting LC_ALL=C to disable all locale settings, for instance).
Thanks for the clarification. The only reason I can think of for *not* setting LC_ALL is that some users on a multi-user system might want to use a different language. Am I missing something else important?
