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@pindex ngettext
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@cindex @code{ngettext} program, usage
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@example
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ngettext [@var{option}] [@var{textdomain}] @var{msgid} @var{msgid-plural} @var{count}
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@end example
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@cindex lookup plural message translation
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The @code{ngettext} program displays the native language translation of a
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textual message whose grammatical form depends on a number.
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@noindent @strong{Arguments}
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@table @samp
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@item -d @var{textdomain}
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@itemx --domain=@var{textdomain}
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@opindex -d@r{, @code{ngettext} option}
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@opindex --domain@r{, @code{ngettext} option}
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Retrieve translated messages from @var{textdomain}. Usually a @var{textdomain}
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corresponds to a package, a program, or a module of a program.
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@item -e
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@opindex -e@r{, @code{ngettext} option}
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Enable expansion of some escape sequences. This option is for compatibility
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with the @samp{gettext} program. The escape sequences
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@samp{\a}, @samp{\b}, @samp{\c}, @samp{\f}, @samp{\n}, @samp{\r}, @samp{\t},
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@samp{\v}, @samp{\\}, and @samp{\} followed by one to three octal digits, are
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interpreted like the SystemV @samp{echo} program does.
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@item -E
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@opindex -E@r{, @code{ngettext} option}
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This option is only for compatibility with the @samp{gettext} program. It has
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no effect.
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@item -h
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@itemx --help
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@opindex -h@r{, @code{ngettext} option}
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@opindex --help@r{, @code{ngettext} option}
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Display this help and exit.
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@item -V
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@itemx --version
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@opindex -V@r{, @code{ngettext} option}
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@opindex --version@r{, @code{ngettext} option}
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Output version information and exit.
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@item @var{textdomain}
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Retrieve translated message from @var{textdomain}.
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@item @var{msgid} @var{msgid-plural}
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Translate @var{msgid} (English singular) / @var{msgid-plural} (English plural).
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@item @var{count}
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Choose singular/plural form based on this value.
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@end table
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If the @var{textdomain} parameter is not given, the domain is determined from
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the environment variable @code{TEXTDOMAIN}. If the message catalog is not
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found in the regular directory, another location can be specified with the
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environment variable @code{TEXTDOMAINDIR}.
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