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⚡ TLDR: gettext (tldr-pages)

Translates a string using stored translations in a compiled `.mo` file.

Get the translation of a string as specified in the domain file (falls back to given `msgid` if no translation exists)
LANGUAGE={{locale}} gettext {{-d|--domain}} {{domain}} "{{msgid}}"
Display help
gettext {{-h|--help}}
Display version
gettext {{-V|--version}}

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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 look‐
ing 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 vari‐
able TEXTDOMAIN. If the message catalog is not found in the regular directory, another loca‐
tion can be specified with the environment variable TEXTDOMAINDIR. When used with the -s op‐
tion 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/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 AT 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 get‐‐
text programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info gettext

should give you access to the complete manual.

GNU gettext-runtime 0.21 March 2022 GETTEXT(1)