man/systemd-localed.service.xml

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  <refentryinfo>
    <title>systemd-localed.service</title>
    <productname>systemd</productname>
  </refentryinfo>

  <refmeta>
    <refentrytitle>systemd-localed.service</refentrytitle>
    <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
  </refmeta>

  <refnamediv>
    <refname>systemd-localed.service</refname>
    <refname>systemd-localed</refname>
    <refpurpose>Locale bus mechanism</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>

  <refsynopsisdiv>
    <para><filename>systemd-localed.service</filename></para>
    <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-localed</filename></para>
  </refsynopsisdiv>

  <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>

    <para><filename>systemd-localed</filename> is a system service
    that may be used as mechanism to change the system locale
    settings, as well as the console key mapping and default X11 key
    mapping. <filename>systemd-localed</filename> is automatically
    activated on request and terminates itself when it is
    unused.</para>

    <para>The tool
    <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>localectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
    is a command line client to this service.</para>

    <para>See the <ulink
    url="https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/localed">
    developer documentation</ulink> for information about the APIs
    <filename>systemd-localed</filename> provides.</para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title>See Also</title>
    <para>
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>locale.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>vconsole.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>localectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry project='mankier'><refentrytitle>loadkeys</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
    </para>
  </refsect1>

</refentry>