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8.2.1 The gettext family of functions ¶

The paradigms underlying the gettext approach to message translations is different from that of the catgets functions the basic functionally is equivalent. There are functions of the following categories:

• What has to be done to translate a message?
• How to determine which catalog to be used
• Additional functions for more complicated situations
• How to specify the output character set gettext uses
• How to use gettext in GUI programs
• User influence on gettext