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<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>
<para>
The gettext package contains the gettext, gettextize, msgcmp, msgcomm,
msgfmt, msgmerge, msgunfmt and xgettext programs.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2><title>Description</title>
<sect3><title>gettext</title>
<para>
The gettext package is used for internationalization (also known as
i18n) and for localization (also known as l10n). Programs can be
compiled with Native Language Support (NLS) which enable them to output
messages in your native language rather than in the default English
language.
</para>
</sect3>
</sect2>