SYSTEMD-LOCALED.SERVICE(8) systemd-localed.service SYSTEMD-LOCALED.SERVICE(8)

.SH "NAME" systemd-localed.service, systemd-localed - Locale bus mechanism

.SH "SYNOPSIS"

.PP systemd-localed.service

.PP /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-localed

.SH "DESCRIPTION"

.PP systemd-localed.service 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. systemd-localed is automatically activated on request and terminates itself when it is unused.

.PP The tool [**localectl**(1)](/man/os/systemd/localectl.1) is a command line client to this service.

.PP See [**org.freedesktop.locale1**(5)](/man/os/systemd/org.freedesktop.locale1.5) and [**org.freedesktop.LogControl1**(5)](/man/os/systemd/org.freedesktop.LogControl1.5) for a description of the D-Bus API.

.SH "SEE ALSO"

.PP [**systemd**(1)](/man/os/systemd/systemd.1), [**locale.conf**(5)](/man/os/systemd/locale.conf.5), [**vconsole.conf**(5)](/man/os/systemd/vconsole.conf.5), [**localectl**(1)](/man/os/systemd/localectl.1), [**loadkeys**(1)](/man/os/systemd/loadkeys.1), [**org.freedesktop.locale1**(5)](/man/os/systemd/org.freedesktop.locale1.5)

systemd 262.2

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Document: systemd-localed.service(8) from systemd 262.2-r1 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/systemd/systemd