--- rxvt-unicode/src/command.C	2004/02/22 10:37:54	1.52
+++ rxvt-unicode/src/command.C	2004/02/22 12:58:02	1.54
@@ -3077,8 +3077,13 @@
         change_font (str);
         break;
       case XTerm_locale:
-        set_locale (str);
-        im_cb ();
+        if (str[0] == '?' && !str[1])
+          tt_printf ("%-.250s\n", locale);
+        else
+          {
+            set_locale (str);
+            im_cb ();
+          }
         break;
 #if 0
       case XTerm_dumpscreen:	/* no error notices */