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On my Linux there are some outdated translated mans installed. I want to prohibit man utility from showing them.
I want to do this permanently, while saving a current locale.
What environment settings should I change (setenv in .profile) to limit man to one language?
I have no root and can't just delete outdated mans or to strace a man utility.
osgx
Posted 2011-04-27T17:17:37.603
Reputation: 5 419
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Set LANG to C or to en_US. This will be affect of all programs unless you add an alias for man that sets the variable accordingly.
alias man='LANG=C man'
[edit: I tested it, LC_MESSAGES changed the error message language, but not the manpage language]
mihi
Posted 2011-04-27T17:17:37.603
Reputation: 3 217
Hi, please look in the Q: "I want to do this permanently, while saving a current locale." - LANG is a locale. – osgx – 2011-04-27T18:03:32.980
in the future, use the
editbutton to add details to your answer. :) – studiohack – 2011-04-27T17:20:23.020