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locale_gen - Creates or removes locales.

New in version 1.6.

Synopsis

Manages locales by editing /etc/locale.gen and invoking locale-gen.

Options

parameter required default choices comments
name
yes
Name and encoding of the locale, such as "en_GB.UTF-8".
state
no present
  • present
  • absent
Whether the locale shall be present.

Examples

# Ensure a locale exists.
- locale_gen: name=de_CH.UTF-8 state=present

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© 2012–2016 Michael DeHaan
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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/locale_gen_module.html