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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>
+