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.
