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

• This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]

• This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

Authors

• Augustus Kling (@AugustusKling)

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