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.
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$ 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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