1GETTEXT(1)                            GNU                           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       -e     enable expansion of some escape sequences
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23       -E     (ignored for compatibility)
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25       -h, --help
26              display this help and exit
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28       -n     suppress trailing newline
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30       -V, --version
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33       [TEXTDOMAIN] MSGID
34              retrieve translated message corresponding to MSGID from  TEXTDO‐
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37       If the TEXTDOMAIN parameter is not given, the domain is determined from
38       the environment variable TEXTDOMAIN.  If the  message  catalog  is  not
39       found  in the regular directory, another location can be specified with
40       the environment variable TEXTDOMAINDIR.  When used with the  -s  option
41       the  program  behaves  like the `echo' command.  But it does not simply
42       copy its arguments to stdout.  Instead  those  messages  found  in  the
43       selected   catalog   are   translated.    Standard   search  directory:
44       /usr/share/locale
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AUTHOR

47       Written by Ulrich Drepper.
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REPORTING BUGS

50       Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>.
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53       Copyright © 1995-1997, 2000-2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
54       This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is
55       NO  warranty;  not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
56       PURPOSE.
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SEE ALSO

59       The full documentation for gettext is maintained as a  Texinfo  manual.
60       If  the  info and gettext programs are properly installed at your site,
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65       should give you access to the complete manual.
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69GNU gettext-runtime 0.16.1       November 2006                      GETTEXT(1)
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