chlang command

Purpose

Changes the language settings for the system.

Syntax

chlang { [ -msg msgtran ] -lang Name [ -dev Media | -ls }

Description

The chlang command is a high-level command that changes the language and keyboard settings for the entire Virtual I/O Server. The user needs to log out for language changes to take effect. If the language file sets are not already installed on the system, the -dev flag is used to specify their location.

When chlang is run with the -ls option, all available languages are listed.

Flags

-msg msgtran	Modifies the NSLPATH environment variable. The msgtran parameter is a colon-separated list of message translations (locale names) that indicates the message translation hierarchy required for the system or user.
-dev Media	Specifies the device or directory containing the images to install.
-lang Name	Specifies the language-territory (locale name) that will become the locale setting for the LANG environment variable.
-ls	Lists available languages.

Exit Status

See Exit status for Virtual I/O Server commands.

Examples

To change the language for the entire system to French Canadian, type:
```
chlang -lang fr_CA
```
To display available languages:
```
chlang -ls
```

Related Information

The license command.