Gettext/sh

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15.5.12 sh - Shell Script

RPMs

bash, gettext

Ubuntu packages

bash, gettext-base

File extension

sh

String syntax

"abc", 'abc', abc

gettext shorthand

"`gettext \"abc\"`"

gettext/ngettext functions

gettext, ngettext programs eval_gettext, eval_ngettext, eval_pgettext, eval_npgettext shell functions

textdomain

environment variable TEXTDOMAIN

bindtextdomain

environment variable TEXTDOMAINDIR

setlocale

automatic

Prerequisite

. gettext.sh

Use or emulate GNU gettext

use

Extractor

xgettext

Formatting with positions

—

Portability

fully portable

po-mode marking

—

An example is available in the examples directory: hello-sh.

• Preparing Shell Scripts:		Preparing Shell Scripts for Internationalization
• gettext.sh:		Contents of gettext.sh
• gettext Invocation:		Invoking the gettext program
• ngettext Invocation:		Invoking the ngettext program
• envsubst Invocation:		Invoking the envsubst program
• eval_gettext Invocation:		Invoking the eval_gettext function
• eval_ngettext Invocation:		Invoking the eval_ngettext function
• eval_pgettext Invocation:		Invoking the eval_pgettext function
• eval_npgettext Invocation:		Invoking the eval_npgettext function