# Is there some env variable like GIT_LANG (like LANG)? 7 messages from 2011-03-21 to 2011-03-22. Participants: Dirk Süsserott, Junio C Hamano, Lasse Makholm. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/26820 ## Dirk Süsserott, 2011-03-21 18:50 Subject: Is there some env variable like GIT_LANG (like LANG)? Message-ID: <4D879E11.6040609@dirk.my1.cc> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/4D879E11.6040609%40dirk.my1.cc ``` Hello list, I'm from Germany, but nevertheless I prefer my Git to talk English, esp. Gitk and Git Gui. I appreciate that people translate it into so many languages, but personally I'm totally helpless with a German git gui. I know I can set LANG=en_US (that's what I actually do), but that affects other applications as well. Is there some environment variable like GIT_LANG or so? According to the manpages, there isn't. What would you think of it? Dirk ``` ## Junio C Hamano, 2011-03-21 19:43 Subject: Re: Is there some env variable like GIT_LANG (like LANG)? Message-ID: <7vipvcp8e3.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/7vipvcp8e3.fsf%40alter.siamese.dyndns.org In-Reply-To: <4D879E11.6040609@dirk.my1.cc> ``` Dirk Süsserott writes: > What would you think of it? Strongly negative. I don't want force people to set GIT_LANG HG_LANG CVS_LANG and 47 different FROTZ_LANG environment variables. I would rather just set LANG=C LC_ALL=C in the terminal I use git in and leave everything else in whatever locale the rest of the system is in. ``` ## Dirk Süsserott, 2011-03-21 19:48 Subject: Re: Is there some env variable like GIT_LANG (like LANG)? Message-ID: <4D87ABA5.1030609@dirk.my1.cc> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/4D87ABA5.1030609%40dirk.my1.cc In-Reply-To: <7vipvcp8e3.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org> ``` Am 21.03.2011 20:43 schrieb Junio C Hamano: > Dirk Süsserott writes: > >> What would you think of it? > > Strongly negative. I don't want force people to set GIT_LANG HG_LANG > CVS_LANG and 47 different FROTZ_LANG environment variables. > > I would rather just set LANG=C LC_ALL=C in the terminal I use git in and > leave everything else in whatever locale the rest of the system is in. > Ok. Accepted. Was just a question. I see your point. ``` ## Lasse Makholm, 2011-03-21 20:30 Subject: Re: Is there some env variable like GIT_LANG (like LANG)? Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/AANLkTikXsYONY5rUSF5138bQ%3DR4gCopOO8fu%3D3np%2Bc98%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <4D87ABA5.1030609@dirk.my1.cc> ``` 2011/3/21 Dirk Süsserott : > Am 21.03.2011 20:43 schrieb Junio C Hamano: >> >> Dirk Süsserott  writes: >> >>> What would you think of it? >> >> Strongly negative.  I don't want force people to set GIT_LANG HG_LANG >> CVS_LANG and 47 different FROTZ_LANG environment variables. >> >> I would rather just set LANG=C LC_ALL=C in the terminal I use git in and >> leave everything else in whatever locale the rest of the system is in. >> > > Ok. Accepted. Was just a question. I see your point. Alternatively, you might like something like the following in your .bashrc: function git { LANG=C command git "$@" } -- /Lasse ``` ## Dirk Süsserott, 2011-03-21 20:36 Subject: Re: Is there some env variable like GIT_LANG (like LANG)? Message-ID: <4D87B6D4.3040601@dirk.my1.cc> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/4D87B6D4.3040601%40dirk.my1.cc In-Reply-To: ``` Am 21.03.2011 21:30 schrieb Lasse Makholm: > 2011/3/21 Dirk Süsserott: >> Am 21.03.2011 20:43 schrieb Junio C Hamano: >>> >>> Dirk Süsserott writes: >>> >>>> What would you think of it? >>> >>> Strongly negative. I don't want force people to set GIT_LANG HG_LANG >>> CVS_LANG and 47 different FROTZ_LANG environment variables. >>> >>> I would rather just set LANG=C LC_ALL=C in the terminal I use git in and >>> leave everything else in whatever locale the rest of the system is in. >>> >> >> Ok. Accepted. Was just a question. I see your point. > > Alternatively, you might like something like the following in your .bashrc: > > function git > { > LANG=C command git "$@" > } > Hmm. Looks interesting. I'll try it out. I'm not so shell'ish (more perl'ish) but I expect that to "rename"/"alias" git to the given command. If it works, it's great. Thank you. ``` ## Lasse Makholm, 2011-03-21 20:48 Subject: Re: Is there some env variable like GIT_LANG (like LANG)? Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/AANLkTi%3DwwFw09QkrttvxvuEoHyuQ%2B61wa0YMysDQC05D%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <4D87B6D4.3040601@dirk.my1.cc> ``` 2011/3/21 Dirk Süsserott : > Am 21.03.2011 21:30 schrieb Lasse Makholm: >> >> 2011/3/21 Dirk Süsserott: >>> >>> Am 21.03.2011 20:43 schrieb Junio C Hamano: >>>> >>>> Dirk Süsserott    writes: >>>> >>>>> What would you think of it? >>>> >>>> Strongly negative.  I don't want force people to set GIT_LANG HG_LANG >>>> CVS_LANG and 47 different FROTZ_LANG environment variables. >>>> >>>> I would rather just set LANG=C LC_ALL=C in the terminal I use git in and >>>> leave everything else in whatever locale the rest of the system is in. >>>> >>> >>> Ok. Accepted. Was just a question. I see your point. >> >> Alternatively, you might like something like the following in your >> .bashrc: >> >> function git >> { >>     LANG=C command git "$@" >> } >> > > Hmm. Looks interesting. I'll try it out. I'm not so shell'ish (more > perl'ish) but I expect that to "rename"/"alias" git to the given command. If > it works, it's great. Thank you. Just make sure you include the "command" part or the function will call itself indefinitely... -- /Lasse ``` ## Dirk Süsserott, 2011-03-22 19:30 Subject: Re: Is there some env variable like GIT_LANG (like LANG)? Message-ID: <4D88F8EF.8020609@dirk.my1.cc> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/4D88F8EF.8020609%40dirk.my1.cc In-Reply-To: ``` Am 21.03.2011 21:48 schrieb Lasse Makholm: >>> >>> Alternatively, you might like something like the following in your >>> .bashrc: >>> >>> function git >>> { >>> LANG=C command git "$@" >>> } >>> > > Just make sure you include the "command" part or the function will > call itself indefinitely... > That would be like my favourite forkbomb: ":(){ :|:& };:" WARNING: Don't type that in the shell! The system hangs immediately, even if it looks like only smileys. Thanks a lot. It does exactly what I want. And it's a good trick for other applications as well. ```