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15.5.2 sh - Shell Script
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RPMs
     bash, gettext

File extension
     ‘sh’

String syntax
     ‘"abc"’, ‘'abc'’, ‘abc’

gettext shorthand
     ‘"`gettext \"abc\"`"’

gettext/ngettext functions
     ‘gettext’, ‘ngettext’ programs
     ‘eval_gettext’, ‘eval_ngettext’ 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