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# locale

> Get locale-specific information.
> More information: <https://manned.org/locale>.

- List all global environment variables describing the user's locale:

`locale`

- List all available locales:

`locale --all-locales`

- Display all available locales and the associated metadata:

`locale --all-locales --verbose`

- Display the current date format:

`locale date_fmt`