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syntax: markdown
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tags: [tldr, common]
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source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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---
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# gettext
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> Translates a string using stored translations in a compiled `.mo` file.
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> Translations are stored in `/usr/share/locale/<locale_name>/LC_MESSAGES/` with `domain` being the filename without its extension.
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> See also: `msgfmt`, `msgunfmt`.
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> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/html_node/gettext-Invocation.html>.
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- Get the translation of a string as specified in the domain file (falls back to given `msgid` if no translation exists):
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`LANGUAGE={{locale}} gettext {{[-d|--domain]}} {{domain}} "{{msgid}}"`
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- Display help:
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`gettext {{[-h|--help]}}`
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- Display gettext version:
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`gettext {{[-V|--version]}}`
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