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8 | <sect1 id="ch-system-gettext" role="wrap"> |
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9 | <?dbhtml filename="gettext.html"?> |
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10 | |
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11 | <title>Gettext-&gettext-version;</title> |
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12 | |
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13 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext"> |
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14 | <primary sortas="a-Gettext">Gettext</primary> |
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15 | </indexterm> |
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16 | |
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17 | <sect2 role="package"> |
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18 | <title/> |
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19 | |
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20 | <para>The Gettext package contains utilities for internationalization |
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21 | and localization. These allow programs to be compiled with NLS (Native |
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22 | Language Support), enabling them to output messages in the user's native |
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23 | language.</para> |
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24 | |
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25 | </sect2> |
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26 | |
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27 | <sect2 role="installation"> |
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28 | <title>Installation of Gettext</title> |
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29 | |
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30 | <para os="a">Prepare Gettext for compilation:</para> |
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31 | |
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32 | <screen os="b"><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr</userinput></screen> |
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33 | |
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34 | <para os="c">Compile the package:</para> |
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35 | |
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36 | <screen os="d"><userinput>make</userinput></screen> |
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37 | |
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38 | <para os="e">To test the results, issue: <userinput>make check</userinput>.</para> |
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39 | |
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40 | <para os="f">Install the package:</para> |
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41 | |
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42 | <screen os="g"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen> |
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43 | |
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44 | </sect2> |
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45 | |
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46 | <sect2 id="contents-gettext" role="content"> |
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47 | <title>Contents of Gettext</title> |
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48 | |
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49 | <segmentedlist> |
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50 | <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle> |
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51 | <segtitle>Installed libraries</segtitle> |
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52 | |
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53 | <seglistitem> |
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54 | <seg>autopoint, config.charset, config.rpath, envsubst, gettext, gettext.sh, |
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55 | gettextize, hostname, msgattrib, msgcat, msgcmp, msgcomm, msgconv, msgen, |
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56 | msgexec, msgfilter, msgfmt, msggrep, msginit, msgmerge, msgunfmt, msguniq, |
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57 | ngettext, and xgettext</seg> |
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58 | <seg>libasprintf.[a,so], libgettextlib,so, libgettextpo.[a,so], and |
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59 | libgettextsrc,so</seg> |
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60 | </seglistitem> |
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61 | </segmentedlist> |
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62 | |
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63 | <variablelist> |
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64 | <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 |
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72 | package</para> |
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73 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext autopoint"> |
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74 | <primary sortas="b-autopoint">autopoint</primary> |
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75 | </indexterm> |
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76 | </listitem> |
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77 | </varlistentry> |
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78 | |
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79 | <varlistentry id="config.charset"> |
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80 | <term><command>config.charset</command></term> |
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81 | <listitem> |
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82 | <para>Outputs a system-dependent table of character encoding |
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83 | aliases</para> |
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84 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext config.charset"> |
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85 | <primary sortas="b-config.charset">config.charset</primary> |
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86 | </indexterm> |
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87 | </listitem> |
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88 | </varlistentry> |
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89 | |
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90 | <varlistentry id="config.rpath"> |
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91 | <term><command>config.rpath</command></term> |
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92 | <listitem> |
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93 | <para>Outputs a system-dependent set of variables, describing how |
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94 | to set the runtime search path of shared libraries in an |
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95 | executable</para> |
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96 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext config.rpath"> |
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97 | <primary sortas="b-config.rpath">config.rpath</primary> |
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98 | </indexterm> |
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99 | </listitem> |
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100 | </varlistentry> |
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101 | |
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102 | <varlistentry id="envsubst"> |
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103 | <term><command>envsubst</command></term> |
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104 | <listitem> |
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105 | <para>Substitutes environment variables in shell format strings</para> |
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106 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext envsubst"> |
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107 | <primary sortas="b-envsubst">envsubst</primary> |
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108 | </indexterm> |
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109 | </listitem> |
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110 | </varlistentry> |
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111 | |
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112 | <varlistentry id="gettext"> |
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113 | <term><command>gettext</command></term> |
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114 | <listitem> |
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115 | <para>Translates a natural language message into the user's language |
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116 | by looking up the translation in a message catalog</para> |
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117 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext gettext"> |
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118 | <primary sortas="b-gettext">gettext</primary> |
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119 | </indexterm> |
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120 | </listitem> |
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121 | </varlistentry> |
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122 | |
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123 | <varlistentry id="gettext.sh"> |
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124 | <term><command>gettext.sh</command></term> |
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125 | <listitem> |
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126 | <para>Primarily serves as a shell function library for gettext</para> |
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127 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext gettext.sh"> |
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128 | <primary sortas="b-gettext.sh">gettext.sh</primary> |
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129 | </indexterm> |
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130 | </listitem> |
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131 | </varlistentry> |
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132 | |
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133 | <varlistentry id="gettextize"> |
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134 | <term><command>gettextize</command></term> |
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135 | <listitem> |
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136 | <para>Copies all standard Gettext files into the given top-level |
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137 | directory of a package to begin internationalizing it</para> |
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138 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext gettextize"> |
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139 | <primary sortas="b-gettextize">gettextize</primary> |
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140 | </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="hostname-gettext"> |
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145 | <term><command>hostname</command></term> |
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146 | <listitem> |
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147 | <para>Displays a network hostname in various forms</para> |
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148 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext hostname-gettext"> |
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149 | <primary sortas="b-hostname-gettext">hostname</primary> |
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150 | </indexterm> |
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151 | </listitem> |
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152 | </varlistentry> |
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153 | |
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154 | <varlistentry id="msgattrib"> |
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155 | <term><command>msgattrib</command></term> |
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156 | <listitem> |
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157 | <para>Filters the messages of a translation catalog according to their |
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158 | attributes and manipulates the attributes</para> |
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159 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgattrib"> |
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160 | <primary sortas="b-msgattrib">msgattrib</primary> |
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161 | </indexterm> |
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162 | </listitem> |
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163 | </varlistentry> |
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164 | |
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165 | <varlistentry id="msgcat"> |
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166 | <term><command>msgcat</command></term> |
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167 | <listitem> |
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168 | <para>Concatenates and merges the given |
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169 | <filename class="extension">.po</filename> files</para> |
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170 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgcat"> |
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171 | <primary sortas="b-msgcat">msgcat</primary> |
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172 | </indexterm> |
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173 | </listitem> |
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174 | </varlistentry> |
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175 | |
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176 | <varlistentry id="msgcmp"> |
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177 | <term><command>msgcmp</command></term> |
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178 | <listitem> |
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179 | <para>Compares two <filename class="extension">.po</filename> |
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180 | files to check that both contain the same set of msgid strings</para> |
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181 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgcmp"> |
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182 | <primary sortas="b-msgcmp">msgcmp</primary> |
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183 | </indexterm> |
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184 | </listitem> |
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185 | </varlistentry> |
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186 | |
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187 | <varlistentry id="msgcomm"> |
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188 | <term><command>msgcomm</command></term> |
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189 | <listitem> |
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190 | <para>Finds the messages that are common to to the given |
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191 | <filename class="extension">.po</filename> files</para> |
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192 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgcomm"> |
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193 | <primary sortas="b-msgcomm">msgcomm</primary> |
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194 | </indexterm> |
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195 | </listitem> |
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196 | </varlistentry> |
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197 | |
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198 | <varlistentry id="msgconv"> |
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199 | <term><command>msgconv</command></term> |
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200 | <listitem> |
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201 | <para>Converts a translation catalog to a different character |
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202 | encoding</para> |
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203 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgconv"> |
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204 | <primary sortas="b-msgconv">msgconv</primary> |
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205 | </indexterm> |
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206 | </listitem> |
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207 | </varlistentry> |
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208 | |
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209 | <varlistentry id="msgen"> |
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210 | <term><command>msgen</command></term> |
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211 | <listitem> |
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212 | <para>Creates an English translation catalog</para> |
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213 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgen"> |
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214 | <primary sortas="b-msgen">msgen</primary> |
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215 | </indexterm> |
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216 | </listitem> |
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217 | </varlistentry> |
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218 | |
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219 | <varlistentry id="msgexec"> |
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220 | <term><command>msgexec</command></term> |
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221 | <listitem> |
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222 | <para>Applies a command to all translations of a translation |
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223 | catalog</para> |
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224 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgexec"> |
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225 | <primary sortas="b-msgexec">msgexec</primary> |
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226 | </indexterm> |
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227 | </listitem> |
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228 | </varlistentry> |
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229 | |
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230 | <varlistentry id="msgfilter"> |
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231 | <term><command>msgfilter</command></term> |
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232 | <listitem> |
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233 | <para>Applies a filter to all translations of a translation |
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234 | catalog</para> |
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235 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgfilter"> |
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236 | <primary sortas="b-msgfilter">msgfilter</primary> |
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237 | </indexterm> |
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238 | </listitem> |
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239 | </varlistentry> |
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240 | |
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241 | <varlistentry id="msgfmt"> |
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242 | <term><command>msgfmt</command></term> |
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243 | <listitem> |
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244 | <para>Generates a binary message catalog from a translation |
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245 | catalog</para> |
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246 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgfmt"> |
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247 | <primary sortas="b-msgfmt">msgfmt</primary> |
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248 | </indexterm> |
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249 | </listitem> |
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250 | </varlistentry> |
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251 | |
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252 | <varlistentry id="msggrep"> |
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253 | <term><command>msggrep</command></term> |
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254 | <listitem> |
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255 | <para>Extracts all messages of a translation catalog that match a |
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256 | given pattern or belong to some given source files</para> |
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257 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msggrep"> |
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258 | <primary sortas="b-msggrep">msggrep</primary> |
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259 | </indexterm> |
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260 | </listitem> |
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261 | </varlistentry> |
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262 | |
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263 | <varlistentry id="msginit"> |
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264 | <term><command>msginit</command></term> |
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265 | <listitem> |
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266 | <para>Creates a new <filename class="extension">.po</filename> file, |
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267 | initializing the meta information with values from the user's |
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268 | environment</para> |
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269 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msginit"> |
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270 | <primary sortas="b-msginit">msginit</primary> |
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271 | </indexterm> |
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272 | </listitem> |
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273 | </varlistentry> |
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274 | |
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275 | <varlistentry id="msgmerge"> |
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276 | <term><command>msgmerge</command></term> |
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277 | <listitem> |
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278 | <para>Combines two raw translations into a single file</para> |
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279 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgmerge"> |
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280 | <primary sortas="b-msgmerge">msgmerge</primary> |
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281 | </indexterm> |
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282 | </listitem> |
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283 | </varlistentry> |
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284 | |
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285 | <varlistentry id="msgunfmt"> |
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286 | <term><command>msgunfmt</command></term> |
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287 | <listitem> |
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288 | <para>Decompiles a binary message catalog into raw translation |
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289 | text</para> |
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290 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgunfmt"> |
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291 | <primary sortas="b-msgunfmt">msgunfmt</primary> |
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292 | </indexterm> |
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293 | </listitem> |
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294 | </varlistentry> |
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295 | |
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296 | <varlistentry id="msguniq"> |
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297 | <term><command>msguniq</command></term> |
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298 | <listitem> |
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299 | <para>Unifies duplicate translations in a translation catalog</para> |
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300 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msguniq"> |
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301 | <primary sortas="b-msguniq">msguniq</primary> |
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302 | </indexterm> |
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303 | </listitem> |
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304 | </varlistentry> |
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305 | |
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306 | <varlistentry id="ngettext"> |
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307 | <term><command>ngettext</command></term> |
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308 | <listitem> |
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309 | <para>Displays native language translations of a textual message whose |
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310 | grammatical form depends on a number</para> |
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311 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext ngettext"> |
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312 | <primary sortas="b-ngettext">ngettext</primary> |
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313 | </indexterm> |
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314 | </listitem> |
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315 | </varlistentry> |
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316 | |
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317 | <varlistentry id="xgettext"> |
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318 | <term><command>xgettext</command></term> |
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319 | <listitem> |
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320 | <para>Extracts the translatable message lines from the given source |
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321 | files to make the first translation template</para> |
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322 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext xgettext"> |
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323 | <primary sortas="b-xgettext">xgettext</primary> |
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324 | </indexterm> |
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325 | </listitem> |
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326 | </varlistentry> |
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327 | |
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328 | <varlistentry id="libasprintf"> |
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329 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libasprintf</filename></term> |
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330 | <listitem> |
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331 | <para>defines the <emphasis>autosprintf</emphasis> class, which makes |
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332 | C formatted output routines usable in C++ programs, for use with the |
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333 | <emphasis><string></emphasis> strings and the |
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334 | <emphasis><iostream></emphasis> streams</para> |
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335 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext libasprintf"> |
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336 | <primary sortas="c-libasprintf">libasprintf</primary> |
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337 | </indexterm> |
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338 | </listitem> |
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339 | </varlistentry> |
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340 | |
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341 | <varlistentry id="libgettextlib"> |
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342 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libgettextlib</filename></term> |
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343 | <listitem> |
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344 | <para>a private library containing common routines used by the |
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345 | various Gettext programs; these are not intended for general use</para> |
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346 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext libgettextlib"> |
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347 | <primary sortas="c-libgettextlib">libgettextlib</primary> |
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348 | </indexterm> |
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349 | </listitem> |
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350 | </varlistentry> |
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351 | |
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352 | <varlistentry id="libgettextpo"> |
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353 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libgettextpo</filename></term> |
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354 | <listitem> |
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355 | <para>Used to write specialized programs that process |
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356 | <filename class="extension">.po</filename> files; this library is |
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357 | used when the standard applications shipped with Gettext (such as |
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358 | <command>msgcomm</command>, <command>msgcmp</command>, |
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359 | <command>msgattrib</command>, and <command>msgen</command>) will |
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360 | not suffice</para> |
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361 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext libgettextpo"> |
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362 | <primary sortas="c-libgettextpo">libgettextpo</primary> |
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363 | </indexterm> |
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364 | </listitem> |
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365 | </varlistentry> |
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366 | |
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367 | <varlistentry id="libgettextsrc"> |
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368 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libgettextsrc</filename></term> |
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369 | <listitem> |
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370 | <para>A private library containing common routines used by the |
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371 | various Gettext programs; these are not intended for general use</para> |
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372 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext libgettextsrc"> |
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373 | <primary sortas="c-libgettextsrc">libgettextsrc</primary> |
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374 | </indexterm> |
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375 | </listitem> |
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376 | </varlistentry> |
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377 | |
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378 | </variablelist> |
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379 | |
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380 | </sect2> |
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381 | |
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382 | </sect1> |
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