GETTEXT(1) User Commands GETTEXT(1)
NAME
gettext - translate message
SYNOPSIS
gettext [OPTION] [[TEXTDOMAIN] MSGID]
gettext [OPTION] -s [MSGID]...
DESCRIPTION
The gettext program translates a natural language message into the
user's language, by looking up the translation in a message catalog.
Display native language translation of a textual message.
-d, --domain=TEXTDOMAIN
retrieve translated messages from TEXTDOMAIN
-c, --context=CONTEXT
specify context for MSGID
-e enable expansion of some escape sequences
-n suppress trailing newline
-E (ignored for compatibility)
[TEXTDOMAIN] MSGID
retrieve translated message corresponding to MSGID from TEXTDO-
MAIN
Informative output:
-h, --help
display this help and exit
-V, --version
display version information and exit
If the TEXTDOMAIN parameter is not given, the domain is determined from
the environment variable TEXTDOMAIN. If the message catalog is not
found in the regular directory, another location can be specified with
the environment variable TEXTDOMAINDIR. When used with the -s option
the program behaves like the 'echo' command. But it does not simply
copy its arguments to stdout. Instead those messages found in the se-
lected catalog are translated. Standard search directory:
/usr/share/locale
AUTHOR
Written by Ulrich Drepper.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs in the bug tracker at <https://savan-
nah.gnu.org/projects/gettext> or by email to <bug-gettext@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 1995-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+:
GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for gettext is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
If the info and gettext programs are properly installed at your site,
the command
info gettext
should give you access to the complete manual.
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