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Asked: 2026-06-07T00:39:49+00:00

I started getting the following error whenever i use SVN in my server: svn:

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I started getting the following error whenever i use SVN in my server:

svn: warning: cannot set LC_CTYPE locale
svn: warning: environment variable LC_CTYPE is UTF-8
svn: warning: please check that your locale name is correct

my guess is that there might be something wrong with my svn client(Using Versions App) and the server svn…

how can i make this warning disappear forever from the server whenever i use such commands?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Check the output of

    locale -a

    If the locale that SVN is complaining about isn’t installed, then you can install it.

    You might need to do for Debian or similar systems:

    sudo dpkg-reconfigure locales

    If you want to configure locales manually:

    sudo vim /etc/locale.gen # and add "en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8"
sudo locale-gen

    Or if your locale-gen supports an argument (NOT for Debian):

    sudo locale-gen en_GB.UTF-8
sudo locale-gen en_US.UTF-8

    Alternatively as Ankit writes in his answer:

    export LC_ALL=C

    may work (in your current session, or in your .profile).

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