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| 7 | 
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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 |     <segmentedlist>
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| 26 |       <segtitle>&dependencies;</segtitle>
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| 27 | 
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| 28 |       <seglistitem>
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| 29 |         <seg>Bash, Binutils, Bison, Coreutils, Diffutils, Gawk,
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| 30 |         GCC, Glibc, Grep, Make, and Sed</seg>
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| 31 |       </seglistitem>
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| 32 |     </segmentedlist>
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| 33 | 
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| 34 |   </sect2>
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| 35 | 
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| 36 |   <sect2 role="installation">
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| 37 |     <title>Installation of Gettext</title>
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| 38 | 
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| 39 |     <para>Prepare Gettext for compilation:</para>
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| 40 | 
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| 41 | <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr</userinput></screen>
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| 42 | 
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| 43 |     <para>Compile the package:</para>
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| 44 | 
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| 45 | <screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen>
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| 46 | 
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| 47 |     <para>To test the results, issue: <userinput>make check</userinput>.</para>
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| 48 | 
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| 49 |     <para>Install the package:</para>
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| 50 | 
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| 51 | <screen><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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| 52 | 
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| 53 |   </sect2>
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| 54 | 
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| 55 |   <sect2 id="contents-gettext" role="content">
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| 56 |     <title>Contents of Gettext</title>
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| 57 | 
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| 58 |     <segmentedlist>
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| 59 |       <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle>
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| 60 |       <segtitle>Installed libraries</segtitle>
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| 61 | 
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| 62 |       <seglistitem>
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| 63 |         <seg>autopoint, config.charset, config.rpath, envsubst, gettext,
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| 64 |         gettextize, hostname, msgattrib, msgcat, msgcmp, msgcomm, msgconv, msgen,
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| 65 |         msgexec, msgfilter, msgfmt, msggrep, msginit, msgmerge, msgunfmt, msguniq,
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| 66 |         ngettext, and xgettext</seg>
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| 67 |         <seg>libasprintf.[a,so], libgettextlib,so, libgettextpo.[a,so], and
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| 68 |         libgettextsrc,so</seg>
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| 69 |       </seglistitem>
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| 70 |     </segmentedlist>
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| 71 | 
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| 72 |     <variablelist>
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| 73 |       <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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| 74 |       <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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| 75 |       <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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| 76 | 
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| 77 |       <varlistentry id="autopoint">
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| 78 |         <term><command>autopoint</command></term>
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| 79 |         <listitem>
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| 80 |           <para>Copies standard Gettext infrastructure files into a source
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| 81 |           package</para>
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| 82 |           <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext autopoint">
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| 83 |             <primary sortas="b-autopoint">autopoint</primary>
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| 84 |           </indexterm>
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| 85 |         </listitem>
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| 86 |       </varlistentry>
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| 87 | 
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| 88 |       <varlistentry id="config.charset">
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| 89 |         <term><command>config.charset</command></term>
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| 90 |         <listitem>
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| 91 |           <para>Outputs a system-dependent table of character encoding
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| 92 |           aliases</para>
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| 93 |           <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext config.charset">
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| 94 |             <primary sortas="b-config.charset">config.charset</primary>
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| 95 |           </indexterm>
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| 96 |         </listitem>
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| 97 |       </varlistentry>
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| 98 | 
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| 99 |       <varlistentry id="config.rpath">
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| 100 |         <term><command>config.rpath</command></term>
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| 101 |         <listitem>
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| 102 |           <para>Outputs a system-dependent set of variables, describing how
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| 103 |           to set the runtime search path of shared libraries in an
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| 104 |           executable</para>
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| 105 |           <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext config.rpath">
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| 106 |             <primary sortas="b-config.rpath">config.rpath</primary>
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| 107 |           </indexterm>
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| 108 |         </listitem>
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| 109 |       </varlistentry>
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| 110 | 
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| 111 |       <varlistentry id="envsubst">
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| 112 |         <term><command>envsubst</command></term>
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| 113 |         <listitem>
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| 114 |           <para>Substitutes environment variables in shell format strings</para>
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| 115 |           <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext envsubst">
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| 116 |             <primary sortas="b-envsubst">envsubst</primary>
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| 117 |           </indexterm>
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| 118 |         </listitem>
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| 119 |       </varlistentry>
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| 120 | 
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| 121 |       <varlistentry id="gettext">
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| 122 |         <term><command>gettext</command></term>
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| 123 |         <listitem>
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| 124 |           <para>Translates a natural language message into the user's language
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| 125 |           by looking up the translation in a message catalog</para>
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| 126 |           <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext gettext">
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| 127 |             <primary sortas="b-gettext">gettext</primary>
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| 128 |           </indexterm>
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| 129 |         </listitem>
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| 130 |       </varlistentry>
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| 131 | 
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| 132 |       <varlistentry id="gettextize">
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| 133 |         <term><command>gettextize</command></term>
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| 134 |         <listitem>
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| 135 |           <para>Copies all standard Gettext files into the given top-level
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| 136 |           directory of a package to begin internationalizing it</para>
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| 137 |           <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext gettextize">
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| 138 |             <primary sortas="b-gettextize">gettextize</primary>
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| 139 |           </indexterm>
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| 140 |         </listitem>
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| 141 |       </varlistentry>
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| 142 | 
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| 143 |       <varlistentry id="hostname-gettext">
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| 144 |         <term><command>hostname</command></term>
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| 145 |         <listitem>
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| 146 |           <para>Displays a network hostname in various forms</para>
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| 147 |           <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext hostname-gettext">
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| 148 |             <primary sortas="b-hostname-gettext">hostname</primary>
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| 149 |           </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="msgattrib">
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| 154 |         <term><command>msgattrib</command></term>
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| 155 |         <listitem>
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| 156 |           <para>Filters the messages of a translation catalog according to their
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| 157 |           attributes and manipulates the attributes</para>
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| 158 |           <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgattrib">
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| 159 |             <primary sortas="b-msgattrib">msgattrib</primary>
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| 160 |           </indexterm>
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| 161 |         </listitem>
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| 162 |       </varlistentry>
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| 163 | 
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| 164 |       <varlistentry id="msgcat">
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| 165 |         <term><command>msgcat</command></term>
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| 166 |         <listitem>
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| 167 |           <para>Concatenates and merges the given
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| 168 |           <filename class="extension">.po</filename> files</para>
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| 169 |           <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgcat">
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| 170 |             <primary sortas="b-msgcat">msgcat</primary>
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| 171 |           </indexterm>
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| 172 |         </listitem>
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| 173 |       </varlistentry>
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| 174 | 
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| 175 |       <varlistentry id="msgcmp">
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| 176 |         <term><command>msgcmp</command></term>
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| 177 |         <listitem>
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| 178 |           <para>Compares two <filename class="extension">.po</filename>
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| 179 |           files to check that both contain the same set of msgid strings</para>
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| 180 |           <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgcmp">
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| 181 |             <primary sortas="b-msgcmp">msgcmp</primary>
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| 182 |           </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="msgcomm">
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| 187 |         <term><command>msgcomm</command></term>
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| 188 |         <listitem>
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| 189 |           <para>Finds the messages that are common to to the given
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| 190 |           <filename class="extension">.po</filename> files</para>
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| 191 |           <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgcomm">
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| 192 |             <primary sortas="b-msgcomm">msgcomm</primary>
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| 193 |           </indexterm>
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| 194 |         </listitem>
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| 195 |       </varlistentry>
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| 196 | 
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| 197 |       <varlistentry id="msgconv">
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| 198 |         <term><command>msgconv</command></term>
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| 199 |         <listitem>
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| 200 |           <para>Converts a translation catalog to a different character
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| 201 |           encoding</para>
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| 202 |           <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgconv">
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| 203 |             <primary sortas="b-msgconv">msgconv</primary>
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| 204 |           </indexterm>
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| 205 |         </listitem>
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| 206 |       </varlistentry>
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| 207 | 
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| 208 |       <varlistentry id="msgen">
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| 209 |         <term><command>msgen</command></term>
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| 210 |         <listitem>
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| 211 |           <para>Creates an English translation catalog</para>
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| 212 |           <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgen">
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| 213 |             <primary sortas="b-msgen">msgen</primary>
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| 214 |           </indexterm>
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| 215 |         </listitem>
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| 216 |       </varlistentry>
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| 217 | 
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| 218 |       <varlistentry id="msgexec">
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| 219 |         <term><command>msgexec</command></term>
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| 220 |         <listitem>
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| 221 |           <para>Applies a command to all translations of a translation
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| 222 |           catalog</para>
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| 223 |           <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgexec">
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| 224 |             <primary sortas="b-msgexec">msgexec</primary>
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| 225 |           </indexterm>
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| 226 |         </listitem>
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| 227 |       </varlistentry>
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| 228 | 
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| 229 |       <varlistentry id="msgfilter">
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| 230 |         <term><command>msgfilter</command></term>
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| 231 |         <listitem>
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| 232 |           <para>Applies a filter to all translations of a translation
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| 233 |           catalog</para>
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| 234 |           <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgfilter">
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| 235 |             <primary sortas="b-msgfilter">msgfilter</primary>
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| 236 |           </indexterm>
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| 237 |         </listitem>
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| 238 |       </varlistentry>
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| 239 | 
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| 240 |       <varlistentry id="msgfmt">
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| 241 |         <term><command>msgfmt</command></term>
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| 242 |         <listitem>
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| 243 |           <para>Generates a binary message catalog from a translation
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| 244 |           catalog</para>
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| 245 |           <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgfmt">
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| 246 |             <primary sortas="b-msgfmt">msgfmt</primary>
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| 247 |           </indexterm>
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| 248 |         </listitem>
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| 249 |       </varlistentry>
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| 250 | 
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| 251 |       <varlistentry id="msggrep">
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| 252 |         <term><command>msggrep</command></term>
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| 253 |         <listitem>
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| 254 |           <para>Extracts all messages of a translation catalog that match a
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| 255 |           given pattern or belong to some given source files</para>
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| 256 |           <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msggrep">
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| 257 |             <primary sortas="b-msggrep">msggrep</primary>
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| 258 |           </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="msginit">
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| 263 |         <term><command>msginit</command></term>
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| 264 |         <listitem>
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| 265 |           <para>Creates a new <filename class="extension">.po</filename> file,
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| 266 |           initializing the meta information with values from the user's
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| 267 |           environment</para>
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| 268 |           <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msginit">
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| 269 |             <primary sortas="b-msginit">msginit</primary>
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| 270 |           </indexterm>
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| 271 |         </listitem>
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| 272 |       </varlistentry>
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| 273 | 
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| 274 |       <varlistentry id="msgmerge">
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| 275 |         <term><command>msgmerge</command></term>
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| 276 |         <listitem>
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| 277 |           <para>Combines two raw translations into a single file</para>
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| 278 |           <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgmerge">
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| 279 |             <primary sortas="b-msgmerge">msgmerge</primary>
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| 280 |           </indexterm>
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| 281 |         </listitem>
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| 282 |       </varlistentry>
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| 283 | 
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| 284 |       <varlistentry id="msgunfmt">
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| 285 |         <term><command>msgunfmt</command></term>
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| 286 |         <listitem>
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| 287 |           <para>Decompiles a binary message catalog into raw translation
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| 288 |           text</para>
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| 289 |           <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgunfmt">
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| 290 |             <primary sortas="b-msgunfmt">msgunfmt</primary>
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| 291 |           </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="msguniq">
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| 296 |         <term><command>msguniq</command></term>
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| 297 |         <listitem>
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| 298 |           <para>Unifies duplicate translations in a translation catalog</para>
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| 299 |           <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msguniq">
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| 300 |             <primary sortas="b-msguniq">msguniq</primary>
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| 301 |           </indexterm>
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| 302 |         </listitem>
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| 303 |       </varlistentry>
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| 304 | 
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| 305 |       <varlistentry id="ngettext">
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| 306 |         <term><command>ngettext</command></term>
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| 307 |         <listitem>
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| 308 |           <para>Displays native language translations of a textual message whose
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| 309 |           grammatical form depends on a number</para>
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| 310 |           <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext ngettext">
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| 311 |             <primary sortas="b-ngettext">ngettext</primary>
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| 312 |           </indexterm>
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| 313 |         </listitem>
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| 314 |       </varlistentry>
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| 315 | 
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| 316 |       <varlistentry id="xgettext">
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| 317 |         <term><command>xgettext</command></term>
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| 318 |         <listitem>
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| 319 |           <para>Extracts the translatable message lines from the given source
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| 320 |           files to make the first translation template</para>
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| 321 |           <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext xgettext">
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| 322 |             <primary sortas="b-xgettext">xgettext</primary>
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| 323 |           </indexterm>
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| 324 |         </listitem>
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| 325 |       </varlistentry>
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| 326 | 
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| 327 |       <varlistentry id="libasprintf">
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| 328 |         <term><filename class="libraryfile">libasprintf</filename></term>
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| 329 |         <listitem>
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| 330 |           <para>defines the <emphasis>autosprintf</emphasis> class, which makes
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| 331 |           C formatted output routines usable in C++ programs, for use with the
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| 332 |           <emphasis><string></emphasis> strings and the
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| 333 |           <emphasis><iostream></emphasis> streams</para>
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| 334 |           <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext libasprintf">
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| 335 |             <primary sortas="c-libasprintf">libasprintf</primary>
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| 336 |           </indexterm>
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| 337 |         </listitem>
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| 338 |       </varlistentry>
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| 339 | 
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| 340 |       <varlistentry id="libgettextlib">
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| 341 |         <term><filename class="libraryfile">libgettextlib</filename></term>
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| 342 |         <listitem>
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| 343 |           <para>a private library containing common routines used by the
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| 344 |           various Gettext programs; these are not intended for general use</para>
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| 345 |           <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext libgettextlib">
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| 346 |             <primary sortas="c-libgettextlib">libgettextlib</primary>
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| 347 |           </indexterm>
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| 348 |         </listitem>
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| 349 |       </varlistentry>
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| 350 | 
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| 351 |       <varlistentry id="libgettextpo">
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| 352 |         <term><filename class="libraryfile">libgettextpo</filename></term>
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| 353 |         <listitem>
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| 354 |           <para>Used to write specialized programs that process
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| 355 |           <filename class="extension">.po</filename> files; this library is
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| 356 |           used when the standard applications shipped with Gettext (such as
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| 357 |           <command>msgcomm</command>, <command>msgcmp</command>,
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| 358 |           <command>msgattrib</command>, and <command>msgen</command>) will
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| 359 |           not suffice</para>
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| 360 |           <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext libgettextpo">
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| 361 |             <primary sortas="c-libgettextpo">libgettextpo</primary>
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| 362 |           </indexterm>
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| 363 |         </listitem>
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| 364 |       </varlistentry>
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| 365 | 
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| 366 |       <varlistentry id="libgettextsrc">
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| 367 |         <term><filename class="libraryfile">libgettextsrc</filename></term>
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| 368 |         <listitem>
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| 369 |           <para>A private library containing common routines used by the
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| 370 |           various Gettext programs; these are not intended for general use</para>
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| 371 |           <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext libgettextsrc">
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| 372 |             <primary sortas="c-libgettextsrc">libgettextsrc</primary>
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| 373 |           </indexterm>
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| 374 |         </listitem>
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| 375 |       </varlistentry>
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| 376 | 
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| 377 |     </variablelist>
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| 378 | 
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| 380 | 
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| 381 | </sect1>
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