Peer Heinlein wrote: > In 1.107.3 is defined: > >> Candidates should be able to localize a system in a different language >> than English. As well, an understanding of why LANG=C is useful when >> scripting. > > I asked several tong-time professional administrators (and I'm in business > since 1992 too) -- most of them doesn't have a clue why LANG=C should be > useful except for having a reproduceable behavior in "sort". > > Could you give me a hint? What is this topic for? Just for sort? > > In that case it could be helpful for change the objectives into "As well, > an understanding of why LANG=C is useful when using "sort" in scripts" to > give candidates a chance.
LANG=C is not only useful for "sort", but gives you the output in the standard "English" language. This is quite useful when calling support as not everyone can understand error messages that are translated into not-so-common languages. I even have problems reading an "ifconfig" output in (my native) German.. Check the difference in output between running the following commands on a system that has the locale information for German installed: ifconfig -a LANG=C ifconfig -a LANG=de_DE ifconfig -a Regards, Achim -- Achim Dreyer || http://www.adreyer.com/ Network Security Consultant || Phone: +44 7756948229 Senior Unix & Network Admin || RHCE, RHCA, CCNA, CCSA, CCSE, CSCE CAcert Assurer || JNCIS-FW _______________________________________________ lpi-examdev mailing list [email protected] http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpi-examdev
