GNU awk
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RPMs
     gawk 3.1 or newer

Ubuntu packages
     gawk

File extension
     awk, gawk, twjr. The file extension twjr is used by TexiWeb Jr (https://github.com/arnoldrobbins/texiwebjr).

String syntax
     "abc"

gettext shorthand
     _"abc"

gettext/ngettext functions
     dcgettext, missing dcngettext in gawk-3.1.0

textdomain
     TEXTDOMAIN variable

bindtextdomain
     bindtextdomain function

setlocale
     automatic, but missing setlocale (LC_MESSAGES, "") in gawk-3.1.0

Prerequisite
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Use or emulate GNU gettext
     use

Extractor
     xgettext

Formatting with positions
     printf "%2$d %1$d" (GNU awk only)

Portability
     On platforms without gettext, no translation.  On non-GNU awks, you must define dcgettext, dcngettext and bindtextdomain yourself.

po-mode marking
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An example is available in the examples directory: hello-gawk.