# phpman > man > gettext(1)

> **TLDR:** 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
              retrieve translated messages from TEXTDOMAIN

### -c --context
              specify context for MSGID

### -e

### -n

### -E

       [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@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.



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