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## NAME
       validlocale - Test if a given locale is available

## SYNTAX
       validlocale <_locale_>

## DESCRIPTION
       Test  if  the  locale  given as argument is a valid locale.  If it isn't, print on stdout the
       string to add to /etc/locale.gen to make locale-gen generate the  locale  (if  it  exists  at
       all).

## FILES
       _/usr/sbin/validlocale_
       _/usr/share/i18n/SUPPORTED_

## ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
       **DEFAULTCHARSET**
              Which  charset to assume if the given locale is missing from the list of supported lo‐
              cales.

## EXAMPLES
       If you give a valid locale as parameter, it outputs a string specifying this on stderr:

              % validlocale C
              locale 'C' valid and available

       When given a invalid (not generated or just nonexistent),  it  outputs  a  string  on  stderr
       telling  that  this  is  an  invalid locale, and a string to stdout with the string to add to
       /etc/locale.gen to have this locale generated:

              % validlocale de_AU@euro
              locale 'de_AU@euro' not available
              de_AU@euro ISO-8859-15

## AUTHORS
       Petter Reinholdtsen <<pere@hungry.com>>

## SEE ALSO
       [locale-gen(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/locale-gen/8/markdown), [localedef(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/localedef/1/markdown), [locale(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/locale/1/markdown)



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