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. Options and arguments: -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 environ- ment variable TEXTDOMAINDIR. When used with the -s option the program be- haves like the 'echo' command. But it does not simply copy its arguments to stdout. Instead those messages found in the selected catalog are trans- lated. 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/get- text> or by email to <bug-gettext@gnu.org>. COPYRIGHT Copyright (C) 1995-2026 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 com- mand info gettext should give you access to the complete manual. GNU gettext-runtime 1.0 January 2026 GETTEXT(1)
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