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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
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3 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent">
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4 | %general-entities;
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5 | ]>
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6 | <sect1 id="ch-system-gettext" role="wrap">
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7 | <title>Gettext-&gettext-version;</title>
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8 | <?dbhtml filename="gettext.html"?>
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9 |
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10 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext"><primary sortas="a-Gettext">Gettext</primary></indexterm>
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11 |
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12 | <sect2 role="package"><title/>
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13 | <para>The Gettext package contains utilities for internationalization and
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14 | localization. These allow programs to be compiled with NLS (Native Language
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15 | Support), enabling them to output messages in the user's native language.</para>
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16 |
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17 | <segmentedlist>
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18 | <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle>
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19 | <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle>
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20 | <seglistitem><seg>1.2 SBU</seg><seg>65.1 MB</seg></seglistitem>
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21 | </segmentedlist>
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22 |
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23 | <segmentedlist>
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24 | <segtitle>&dependencies;</segtitle>
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25 | <seglistitem><seg>Bash, Binutils, Bison, Coreutils,
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26 | Diffutils, Gawk, GCC, Glibc, Grep, Make, and Sed</seg></seglistitem>
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27 | </segmentedlist>
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28 | </sect2>
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29 |
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30 | <sect2 role="installation">
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31 | <title>Installation of Gettext</title>
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32 |
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33 | <para>Prepare Gettext for compilation:</para>
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34 |
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35 | <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr</userinput></screen>
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36 |
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37 | <para>Compile the package:</para>
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38 |
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39 | <screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen>
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40 |
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41 | <para>To test the results, issue:
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42 | <userinput>make check</userinput>. This takes a very long time, around
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43 | 7 SBUs.</para>
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44 |
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45 | <para>Install the package:</para>
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46 |
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47 | <screen><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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48 |
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49 | </sect2>
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50 |
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51 |
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52 | <sect2 id="contents-gettext" role="content"><title>Contents of Gettext</title>
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53 |
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54 | <segmentedlist>
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55 | <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle>
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56 | <segtitle>Installed libraries</segtitle>
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57 | <seglistitem><seg>autopoint, config.charset, config.rpath, envsubst, gettext,
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58 | gettextize, hostname, msgattrib, msgcat, msgcmp, msgcomm, msgconv, msgen,
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59 | msgexec, msgfilter, msgfmt, msggrep, msginit, msgmerge, msgunfmt, msguniq,
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60 | ngettext, and xgettext</seg>
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61 | <seg>libasprintf.[a,so], libgettextlib.so, libgettextpo.[a,so], and libgettextsrc.so</seg></seglistitem>
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62 | </segmentedlist>
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63 |
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64 | <variablelist><bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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65 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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66 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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67 |
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68 | <varlistentry id="autopoint">
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69 | <term><command>autopoint</command></term>
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70 | <listitem>
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71 | <para>Copies standard Gettext infrastructure files into a source package</para>
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72 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext autopoint"><primary sortas="b-autopoint">autopoint</primary></indexterm>
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73 | </listitem>
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74 | </varlistentry>
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75 |
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76 | <varlistentry id="config.charset">
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77 | <term><command>config.charset</command></term>
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78 | <listitem>
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79 | <para>Outputs a system-dependent table of character encoding aliases</para>
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80 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext config.charset"><primary sortas="b-config.charset">config.charset</primary></indexterm>
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81 | </listitem>
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82 | </varlistentry>
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83 |
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84 | <varlistentry id="config.rpath">
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85 | <term><command>config.rpath</command></term>
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86 | <listitem>
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87 | <para>Outputs a system-dependent set of variables, describing how to set the
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88 | runtime search path of shared libraries in an executable</para>
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89 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext config.rpath"><primary sortas="b-config.rpath">config.rpath</primary></indexterm>
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90 | </listitem>
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91 | </varlistentry>
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92 |
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93 | <varlistentry id="envsubst">
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94 | <term><command>envsubst</command></term>
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95 | <listitem>
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96 | <para>Substitutes environment variables in shell format strings</para>
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97 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext envsubst"><primary sortas="b-envsubst">envsubst</primary></indexterm>
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98 | </listitem>
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99 | </varlistentry>
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100 |
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101 | <varlistentry id="gettext">
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102 | <term><command>gettext</command></term>
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103 | <listitem>
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104 | <para>Translates a natural language message into the user's language
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105 | by looking up the translation in a message catalog</para>
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106 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext gettext"><primary sortas="b-gettext">gettext</primary></indexterm>
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107 | </listitem>
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108 | </varlistentry>
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109 |
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110 | <varlistentry id="gettextize">
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111 | <term><command>gettextize</command></term>
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112 | <listitem>
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113 | <para>Copies all standard Gettext files into the given top-level
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114 | directory of a package to begin internationalizing it</para>
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115 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext gettextize"><primary sortas="b-gettextize">gettextize</primary></indexterm>
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116 | </listitem>
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117 | </varlistentry>
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118 |
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119 | <varlistentry id="hostname-gettext">
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120 | <term><command>hostname</command></term>
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121 | <listitem>
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122 | <para>Displays a network hostname in various forms</para>
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123 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext hostname-gettext"><primary sortas="b-hostname-gettext">hostname</primary></indexterm>
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124 | <beginpage/></listitem>
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125 | </varlistentry>
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126 |
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127 | <varlistentry id="msgattrib">
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128 | <term><command>msgattrib</command></term>
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129 | <listitem>
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130 | <para>Filters the messages of a translation catalog according to their
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131 | attributes and manipulates the attributes</para>
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132 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgattrib"><primary sortas="b-msgattrib">msgattrib</primary></indexterm>
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133 | </listitem>
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134 | </varlistentry>
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135 |
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136 | <varlistentry id="msgcat">
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137 | <term><command>msgcat</command></term>
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138 | <listitem>
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139 | <para>Concatenates and merges the given <filename class="extension">.po</filename> files</para>
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140 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgcat"><primary sortas="b-msgcat">msgcat</primary></indexterm>
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141 | </listitem>
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142 | </varlistentry>
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143 |
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144 | <varlistentry id="msgcmp">
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145 | <term><command>msgcmp</command></term>
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146 | <listitem>
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147 | <para>Compares two <filename class="extension">.po</filename>
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148 | files to check that both contain the same set of msgid strings</para>
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149 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgcmp"><primary sortas="b-msgcmp">msgcmp</primary></indexterm>
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150 | </listitem>
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151 | </varlistentry>
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152 |
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153 | <varlistentry id="msgcomm">
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154 | <term><command>msgcomm</command></term>
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155 | <listitem>
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156 | <para>Finds the messages that are common to
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157 | to the given <filename class="extension">.po</filename> files</para>
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158 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgcomm"><primary sortas="b-msgcomm">msgcomm</primary></indexterm>
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159 | </listitem>
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160 | </varlistentry>
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161 |
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162 | <varlistentry id="msgconv">
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163 | <term><command>msgconv</command></term>
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164 | <listitem>
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165 | <para>Converts a translation catalog to a different character encoding</para>
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166 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgconv"><primary sortas="b-msgconv">msgconv</primary></indexterm>
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167 | </listitem>
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168 | </varlistentry>
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169 |
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170 | <varlistentry id="msgen">
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171 | <term><command>msgen</command></term>
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172 | <listitem>
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173 | <para>Creates an English translation catalog</para>
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174 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgen"><primary sortas="b-msgen">msgen</primary></indexterm>
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175 | </listitem>
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176 | </varlistentry>
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177 |
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178 | <varlistentry id="msgexec">
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179 | <term><command>msgexec</command></term>
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180 | <listitem>
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181 | <para>Applies a command to all translations of a translation catalog</para>
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182 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgexec"><primary sortas="b-msgexec">msgexec</primary></indexterm>
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183 | </listitem>
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184 | </varlistentry>
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185 |
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186 | <varlistentry id="msgfilter">
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187 | <term><command>msgfilter</command></term>
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188 | <listitem>
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189 | <para>Applies a filter to all translations of a translation catalog</para>
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190 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgfilter"><primary sortas="b-msgfilter">msgfilter</primary></indexterm>
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191 | </listitem>
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192 | </varlistentry>
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193 |
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194 | <varlistentry id="msgfmt">
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195 | <term><command>msgfmt</command></term>
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196 | <listitem>
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197 | <para>Generates a binary message catalog from a translation catalog</para>
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198 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgfmt"><primary sortas="b-msgfmt">msgfmt</primary></indexterm>
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199 | </listitem>
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200 | </varlistentry>
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201 |
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202 | <varlistentry id="msggrep">
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203 | <term><command>msggrep</command></term>
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204 | <listitem>
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205 | <para>Extracts all messages of a translation catalog that match a
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206 | given pattern or belong to some given source files</para>
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207 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msggrep"><primary sortas="b-msggrep">msggrep</primary></indexterm>
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208 | </listitem>
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209 | </varlistentry>
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210 |
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211 | <varlistentry id="msginit">
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212 | <term><command>msginit</command></term>
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213 | <listitem>
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214 | <para>Creates a new <filename class="extension">.po</filename> file, initializing the meta
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215 | information with values from the user's environment</para>
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216 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msginit"><primary sortas="b-msginit">msginit</primary></indexterm>
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217 | </listitem>
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218 | </varlistentry>
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219 |
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220 | <varlistentry id="msgmerge">
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221 | <term><command>msgmerge</command></term>
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222 | <listitem>
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223 | <para>Combines two raw translations into a single file</para>
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224 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgmerge"><primary sortas="b-msgmerge">msgmerge</primary></indexterm>
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225 | </listitem>
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226 | </varlistentry>
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227 |
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228 | <varlistentry id="msgunfmt">
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229 | <term><command>msgunfmt</command></term>
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230 | <listitem>
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231 | <para>Decompiles a binary message catalog into raw translation text</para>
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232 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgunfmt"><primary sortas="b-msgunfmt">msgunfmt</primary></indexterm>
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233 | </listitem>
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234 | </varlistentry>
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235 |
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236 | <varlistentry id="msguniq">
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237 | <term><command>msguniq</command></term>
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238 | <listitem>
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239 | <para>Unifies duplicate translations in a translation catalog</para>
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240 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msguniq"><primary sortas="b-msguniq">msguniq</primary></indexterm>
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241 | </listitem>
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242 | </varlistentry>
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243 |
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244 | <varlistentry id="ngettext">
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245 | <term><command>ngettext</command></term>
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246 | <listitem>
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247 | <para>Displays native language translations of a textual message whose
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248 | grammatical form depends on a number</para>
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249 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext ngettext"><primary sortas="b-ngettext">ngettext</primary></indexterm>
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250 | </listitem>
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251 | </varlistentry>
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252 |
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253 | <varlistentry id="xgettext">
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254 | <term><command>xgettext</command></term>
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255 | <listitem>
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256 | <para>Extracts the translatable message lines from the given source
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257 | files to make the first translation template</para>
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258 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext xgettext"><primary sortas="b-xgettext">xgettext</primary></indexterm>
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259 | </listitem>
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260 | </varlistentry>
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261 |
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262 | <varlistentry id="libasprintf">
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263 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libasprintf</filename></term>
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264 | <listitem>
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265 | <para>defines the <emphasis>autosprintf</emphasis> class, which makes
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266 | C formatted output routines usable in C++ programs, for use with the
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267 | <emphasis><string></emphasis> strings and the
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268 | <emphasis><iostream></emphasis> streams</para>
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269 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext libasprintf"><primary sortas="c-libasprintf">libasprintf</primary></indexterm>
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270 | </listitem>
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271 | </varlistentry>
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272 |
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273 | <varlistentry id="libgettextlib">
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274 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libgettextlib</filename></term>
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275 | <listitem>
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276 | <para>a private library containing common routines used by the various Gettext
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277 | programs; these are not intended for general use</para>
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278 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext libgettextlib"><primary sortas="c-libgettextlib">libgettextlib</primary></indexterm>
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279 | </listitem>
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280 | </varlistentry>
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281 |
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282 | <varlistentry id="libgettextpo">
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283 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libgettextpo</filename></term>
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284 | <listitem>
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285 | <para>Used to write specialized programs that process <filename
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286 | class="extension">.po</filename> files; this library is used when the
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287 | standard applications shipped with Gettext (such as
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288 | <command>msgcomm</command>, <command>msgcmp</command>,
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289 | <command>msgattrib</command>, and <command>msgen</command>) will not
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290 | suffice</para>
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291 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext libgettextpo"><primary sortas="c-libgettextpo">libgettextpo</primary></indexterm>
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292 | </listitem>
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293 | </varlistentry>
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294 |
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295 | <varlistentry id="libgettextsrc">
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296 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libgettextsrc</filename></term>
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297 | <listitem>
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298 | <para>A private library containing common routines used by the various Gettext
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299 | programs; these are not intended for general use</para>
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300 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext libgettextsrc"><primary sortas="c-libgettextsrc">libgettextsrc</primary></indexterm>
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301 | </listitem>
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302 | </varlistentry>
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303 | </variablelist>
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304 |
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305 | </sect2>
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306 |
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307 | </sect1>
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308 |
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