From c6e18e8e8502512d3e2c28cc0509269533aee709 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alexis Hildebrandt Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2021 06:53:10 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add FAQ how to change currency and numeric values formatting --- docs/content/faq.md | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/content/faq.md b/docs/content/faq.md index e57e052..0e3572a 100644 --- a/docs/content/faq.md +++ b/docs/content/faq.md @@ -272,6 +272,15 @@ draft: false The selected currency conversion is autosaved. You can also press ctrl+s to manually save the selected currency conversion. +## How do change the format for currency and numeric values? + + cointop uses the `LC_MONETARY` and `LC_NUMERIC` environment variables to format + currency and numeric values. To see cointop display currency with Bengalese numbers + and numeric values in arabic run `/usr/bin/env LC_MONETARY=bn LC_NUMERIC=ar cointop`. + For more information about how to check and configure your locale settings see + [`locale(1)`](https://www.unix.com/man-page/linux/1/locale/) and + [`locale(5)`](https://www.unix.com/man-page/linux/5/locale/). + ## What does saving do? The save command (ctrl+s) saves your selected currency, selected favorite coins, and portfolio coins to the cointop config file.