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gettext — Translates a string using stored translations in a compiled `.mo` file. Translations are stored in `

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Problem

How to use the gettext command: Translates a string using stored translations in a compiled .mo file. Translations are stored in /usr/share/locale/locale_name/LC_MESSAGES/ with domain being the filename without its extension. See also: msgfmt, msgunfmt. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/gettext.html#gettext-Invocation>.

Solution

gettext — Translates a string using stored translations in a compiled .mo file. Translations are stored in /usr/share/locale/locale_name/LC_MESSAGES/ with domain being the filename without its extension. See also: msgfmt, msgunfmt. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/gettext.html#gettext-Invocation>.

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]}}

Code Snippets

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]}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/gettext

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