Override the LANG variable in bash script

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I'm running a script that contains the LANG variable set to 'french', when i run it manually with

$(pwd)/script_name

It works fine, for example, i see the "e'" translated properly, but when is run by a cronjob, It seems like the LANG variable is set to english_us, i see the 'e`' as '?'

I have no idea why this happens,even when running from a cronjob, the script should set its LANG to french, as it does when i run it manually. Any advice?

Do you set any other locale-related environment variables in your .bash_profile or .bashrc? — Barmar
– Barmar, Commented Nov 20, 2013 at 10:11
Is it possible to set LANG=french within $(pwd)/script_name ? — anishsane
– anishsane, Commented Nov 20, 2013 at 10:21

John Zwinck · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-20 11:56:39Z

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You can set environment variables right on the command line within your crontab, like so:

* * * * * LANG=french script_name

answered Nov 20, 2013 at 11:56

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Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-20 10:04:24Z

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I needed to set the environment variable of the process running the script using "export" so it needed to be : export LANG=french, got this from https://superuser.com/a/153378/257000

edited Mar 20, 2017 at 10:04

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answered Nov 21, 2013 at 10:02

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