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Why internationalization of commands is a very bad idea

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Re: Why internationalization of commands is a very bad idea

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That works, but it also means that non-English speakers have to learn everything twice.

Not sure I see the point you are attempting to make.

The great thing about shell scripting is that you use the same commands for interactive use and scripting. If interactive use is localized but scripting is not then that no longer applies.

Re: Why internationalization of commands is a very bad idea

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Not sure I see the point you are attempting to make.

The great thing about shell scripting is that you use the same commands for interactive use and scripting. If interactive use is localized but scripting is not then that no longer applies.

You add the locale to your script and the problem goes away. You still haven't explained how that's a problem.
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