1GETTEXT(1)                       User Commands                      GETTEXT(1)
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NAME

6       gettext - translate message
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SYNOPSIS

9       gettext [OPTION] [[TEXTDOMAIN] MSGID]
10       gettext [OPTION] -s [MSGID]...
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DESCRIPTION

13       The  gettext  program  translates  a  natural language message into the
14       user's language, by looking up the translation in a message catalog.
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16       Display native language translation of a textual message.
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18       -d, --domain=TEXTDOMAIN
19              retrieve translated messages from TEXTDOMAIN
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21       -c, --context=CONTEXT
22              specify context for MSGID
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24       -e     enable expansion of some escape sequences
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26       -n     suppress trailing newline
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28       -E     (ignored for compatibility)
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30       [TEXTDOMAIN] MSGID
31              retrieve translated message corresponding to MSGID from  TEXTDO‐
32              MAIN
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34   Informative output:
35       -h, --help
36              display this help and exit
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38       -V, --version
39              display version information and exit
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41       If the TEXTDOMAIN parameter is not given, the domain is determined from
42       the environment variable TEXTDOMAIN.  If the  message  catalog  is  not
43       found  in the regular directory, another location can be specified with
44       the environment variable TEXTDOMAINDIR.  When used with the  -s  option
45       the  program  behaves  like the 'echo' command.  But it does not simply
46       copy its arguments to stdout.  Instead those messages found in the  se‐
47       lected    catalog   are   translated.    Standard   search   directory:
48       /usr/share/locale
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AUTHOR

51       Written by Ulrich Drepper.
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REPORTING BUGS

54       Report    bugs    in    the    bug    tracker    at     <https://savan‐
55       nah.gnu.org/projects/gettext> or by email to <bug-gettext@gnu.org>.
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58       Copyright  ©  1995-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+:
59       GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
60       This is free software: you are free  to  change  and  redistribute  it.
61       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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SEE ALSO

64       The  full  documentation for gettext is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
65       If the info and gettext programs are properly installed at  your  site,
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70       should give you access to the complete manual.
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74GNU gettext-runtime 0.22           June 2023                        GETTEXT(1)
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