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locale_gen – Creates or removes locales

Synopsis

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

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
name
- / required
Name and encoding of the locale, such as "en_GB.UTF-8".
state
-
    Choices:
  • absent
  • present
Whether the locale shall be present.

Examples

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

Status

Authors

  • Augustus Kling (@AugustusKling)

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https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.9/modules/locale_gen_module.html