ngettext

handles plural forms in translations

TLDR

Translate with plural form

$ ngettext "[singular]" "[plural]" [count]

Translate with domain

$ ngettext -d [domain] "[singular]" "[plural]" [count]

Use specific locale

$ LANG=[de_DE] ngettext "[1 file]" "[%d files]" [5]

Specify directory

$ ngettext -d [domain] -e "[singular]" "[plural]" [count]

SYNOPSIS

ngettext [options] singular plural count

DESCRIPTION

ngettext handles plural forms in translations. It's part of GNU gettext.The tool selects correct plural form based on count. Language-specific plural rules.

PARAMETERS

SINGULAR

Singular form message.

PLURAL

Plural form message.

COUNT

Number for plural selection.

-d DOMAIN

Message domain.

-e

Enable escape sequences.

--help

Display help information.

INSTALL

sudo apt install gettext-base

sudo dnf install gettext

sudo pacman -S gettext

sudo apk add gettext

brew install gettext

nix profile install nixpkgs#gettext

CAVEATS

Part of gettext. Shell utility. Locale-dependent output.

HISTORY

ngettext is part of GNU gettext, providing plural form support for internationalized programs.