[gentoo-user] Re: LC_ locale settings for UK / GB.

[walt <w41ter@gmail.com>]

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?