ngettext(1) — Linux manual page
NGETTEXT(1) User Commands NGETTEXT(1)
NAME
ngettext - translate message and choose plural form
SYNOPSIS
ngettext [OPTION] [TEXTDOMAIN] MSGID MSGID-PLURAL COUNT
DESCRIPTION
The ngettext program translates a natural language message into
the user's language, by looking up the translation in a message
catalog, and chooses the appropriate plural form, which depends
on the number COUNT and the language of the message catalog where
the translation was found.
Display native language translation of a textual message whose
grammatical form depends on a number.
-d, --domain=TEXTDOMAIN
retrieve translated message from TEXTDOMAIN
-c, --context=CONTEXT
specify context for MSGID
-e enable expansion of some escape sequences
-E (ignored for compatibility)
[TEXTDOMAIN]
retrieve translated message from TEXTDOMAIN
MSGID MSGID-PLURAL
translate MSGID (singular) / MSGID-PLURAL (plural)
COUNT choose singular/plural form based on this value
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. 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 © 1995-1997, 2000-2023 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 ngettext is maintained as a Texinfo
manual. If the info and ngettext programs are properly installed
at your site, the command
info ngettext
should give you access to the complete manual.
COLOPHON
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Information about the project can be found at
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