# printf_ngettext

## NAME



           printf_ngettext - translate format string and apply it
    


## SYNOPSIS



           **printf_ngettext**[_OPTION_] _FORMAT FORMAT-PLURAL COUNT_ [_ARGUMENT_]...
    


## DESCRIPTION



           The **printf_ngettext** program translates a format string into the
           user's language, by looking up the translation in a message
           catalog and then choosing the appropriate plural form, which
           depends on the number _COUNT_ and the language of the message
           catalog where the translation was found, and applies the
           translated format string to the specified arguments.
    
           Produces formatted output, applying the native language
           translation of FORMAT and FORMAT-PLURAL, depending on COUNT, to
           the ARGUMENTs.
    
       **Options and arguments:**
           **-c** , **--context** =_CONTEXT_
                  specify context for FORMAT
    
           FORMAT English singular form of format string
    
           FORMAT-PLURAL
                  English plural form of format string
    
           COUNT  choose singular/plural form based on this value
    
           ARGUMENT
                  string or numeric argument
    
       **Informative output:**
           **-h** , **--help**
                  display this help and exit
    
           **-V** , **--version**
                  display version information and exit
    
           Each format string consists of
    
                  - plain text, - directives, that start with '%', - escape
                  sequences, that start with a backslash.
    
           A directive that consumes an argument
    
                  - starts with '%' or '%m$' where m is a positive integer, -
                  is optionally followed by any of the characters '#', '0',
                  '-', ' ', '+',
    
                  each of which acts as a flag,
    
                  - is optionally followed by a width specification (a
                  nonnegative integer), - is optionally followed by '.' and a
                  precision specification (an optional
    
                  nonnegative integer),
    
                  - is finished by a specifier
    
                  - 'c', that prints a character, - 's', that prints a
                  string, - 'i', 'd', that print an integer, - 'u', 'o', 'x',
                  'X', that print an unsigned (nonnegative) integer, - 'e',
                  'E', that print a floating-point number in scientific
                  notation, - 'f', 'F', that print a floating-point number
                  without an exponent, - 'g', 'G', that print a
                  floating-point number in general notation, - 'a', 'A', that
                  print a floating-point number in hexadecimal notation.
    
           Additionally there is the directive '%%', that prints a single
           '%'.
    
           If a directive specifies the argument by its number ('%m$'
           notation), all directives that consume an argument must do so.
    
           The escape sequences are:
    
           \\     backslash
    
           \a     alert (BEL)
    
           \b     backspace (BS)
    
           \f     form feed (FF)
    
           \n     new line (LF)
    
           \r     carriage return (CR)
    
           \t     horizontal tab (HT)
    
           \v     vertical tab (VT)
    
           \nnn   octal number with 1 to 3 octal digits
    
           Environment variables:
    
           The translation of the format string is looked up in the
           translation domain given by the environment variable TEXTDOMAIN.
           It is looked up in the catalogs directory given by the environment
           variable TEXTDOMAINDIR or, if not present, in the default catalogs
           directory.  This binary is configured to use the default catalogs
           directory: /usr/local/share/locale
    


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