gettext

 

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 User Commands                                          gettext(1)
 
 
 


NAME
      gettext - retrieve text string from message database
 


SYNOPSIS
      gettext [ textdomain ]  msgid
 


DESCRIPTION
      gettext retrieves a translated text string corresponding  to
      string msgid from a message object generated with msgfmt(1).
      The message object name is derived from the  optional  argu-
      ment  textdomain  if  present, otherwise from the TEXTDOMAIN
      environment. If no domain is specified, or if a  correspond-
      ing string cannot be found, gettext prints msgid.
 
      Ordinarily  gettext  looks  for  its   message   object   in
      /usr/lib/locale/lang/LC_MESSAGES  where  lang  is the locale
      name. If present,  the  TEXTDOMAINDIR  environment  variable
      replaces the pathname component up to lang.
 
      This command interprets C escape sequences such  as  \t  for
      tab.  Use \\ to print a backslash. To produce a message on a
      line of its own, either put a \n at the end of msgid, or use
      this command in conjunction with printf(1).
 
 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
      LANG  Specifies locale name.
 
      LC_MESSAGES
            Specifies messaging locale, and if  present  overrides
            LANG for messages.
 
      TEXTDOMAIN
            Specifies the text domain name, which is identical  to
            the message object filename without .mo suffix.
 
      TEXTDOMAINDIR
            Specifies the pathname to the message database, and if
            present replaces /usr/lib/locale.
 


ATTRIBUTES
      See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
      butes:
 
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     |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
     | Availability                | SUNWcsu                     |
     |_____________________________|_____________________________|
 
 


SEE ALSO
      msgfmt(1),  printf(1),  gettext(3C),  setlocale(3C),  attri-
      butes(5)
 
 
 
 SunOS 5.8           Last change: 11 Jul 1996                    1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 User Commands                                          gettext(1)
 
 
 


NOTES
      This  is  the  shell  equivalent  of  the  library   routine
      gettext(3C).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 SunOS 5.8           Last change: 11 Jul 1996                    2
 
 
 

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