os-locale
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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
import {osLocale} from 'os-locale';
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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Get the system locale
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