How to modify the character set in linux

Methods to modify the character set: 1. Directly set "export LANG=required character set"; 2. Open the "/etc/sysconfig/i18n" file and set "LANG="required character set" SYSFONT ="latarcyrheb-sun16".

#The operating environment of this tutorial: linux5.9.8 system, Dell G3 computer.

1. Check the character set

Common methods:

(1)

[root@devhxyw03 ~]# echo $LANG zh_CN.GBK

(2)

[root@devhxyw03 ~]# env | grep LANG LANG=zh_CN.GBK

(3)

[root@devhxyw03 ~]# export | grep LANG declare -x LANG="zh_CN.GBK"

(4)

[root@devhxyw03 ~]# locale
LANG=zh_CN.GBK
LC_CTYPE="zh_CN.GBK"
LC_NUMERIC="zh_CN.GBK"
LC_TIME="zh_CN.GBK"
LC_COLLATE="zh_CN.GBK"
LC_MONETARY="zh_CN.GBK"
LC_MESSAGES="zh_CN.GBK"
LC_PAPER="zh_CN.GBK"
LC_NAME="zh_CN.GBK"
LC_ADDRESS="zh_CN.GBK"
LC_TELEPHONE="zh_CN.GBK"
LC_MEASUREMENT="zh_CN.GBK"
LC_IDENTIFICATION="zh_CN.GBK"
LC_ALL=

2. Modify the character set

(1) Modify by directly setting variables, which only works for the temporary shell

export LANG=zh_CN.UTF-8

(2) Modify the file , by modifying the /etc/sysconfig/i18n file control, it will be permanently effective for this machine

[root@devhxyw03 ~]# vim /etc/sysconfig/i18n

LANG="zh_CN.GBK" SYSFONT="latarcyrheb-sun16" 
~ ~~[root@devhxyw03 ~]# source /etc/sysconfig/i18n

(3) Modify the .bash_profile file in the current user’s home directory, and source the file to take effect, and it will be permanently effective for the current user

export LANG=zh_CN.UTF-8

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