gettext(1) — Linux manual page
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
TEXTDOMAIN
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
selected catalog are translated. Standard search directory:
/usr/local/share/locale
AUTHOR
Written by Ulrich Drepper.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs in the bug tracker at
<https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gettext> or by email to
<bug-gettext@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 1995-2023 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.
COLOPHON
This page is part of the gettext (message translation) project.
Information about the project can be found at
⟨http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/⟩. If you have a bug report
for this manual page, see
⟨http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gettext/⟩. This page was
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