Get the system locale
Useful for localizing your module or app.
POSIX systems: The returned locale refers to the LC_MESSAGE
category, suitable for selecting the language used in the user interface for message translation.
$ npm install os-locale
const osLocale = require('os-locale');
(async () => {
console.log(await osLocale());
//=> 'en-US'
})();
Returns a Promise
for the locale.
Returns the locale.
Type: Object
Type: boolean
Default: true
Set to false
to avoid spawning subprocesses and instead only resolve the locale from environment variables.
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