languagesetup(1) General Commands Manual languagesetup(1)

languagesetupSet the primary language for the system.

languagesetup [-h] [-Localized | -English] [-langspec language]

languagesetup The languagesetup command changes the default system language that is chosen in the Setup Assistant application. This affects the language shown at login window.

-h
Prints help
-Localized
Prints localized prompts in interactive mode (requires UTF8-capable terminal. This is the default mode.)
-English
Prints prompts in English. Languages appear as ISO-639 codes.
-langspec
Sets the language according to the ISO-639 code specified.
April 1, 2015 Darwin