Merge branch 'nd/i18n'

More message strings marked for i18n.

By Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy (10) and Jonathan Nieder (1)
* nd/i18n:
  help: replace underlining "help -a" headers using hyphens with a blank line
  i18n: bundle: mark strings for translation
  i18n: index-pack: mark strings for translation
  i18n: apply: update say_patch_name to give translators complete sentence
  i18n: apply: mark strings for translation
  i18n: remote: mark strings for translation
  i18n: make warn_dangling_symref() automatically append \n
  i18n: help: mark strings for translation
  i18n: mark relative dates for translation
  strbuf: convenience format functions with \n automatically appended
  Makefile: feed all header files to xgettext

5 files changed, 326 insertions, 284 deletions

diff --git a/builtin/apply.c b/builtin/apply.c
index 799bb5e90..725712d78 100644
--- a/builtin/apply.c
+++ b/builtin/apply.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static void parse_whitespace_option(const char *option)
 		ws_error_action = correct_ws_error;
 		return;
 	}
-	die("unrecognized whitespace option '%s'", option);
+	die(_("unrecognized whitespace option '%s'"), option);
 }
 
 static void parse_ignorewhitespace_option(const char *option)
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ static void parse_ignorewhitespace_option(const char *option)
 		ws_ignore_action = ignore_ws_change;
 		return;
 	}
-	die("unrecognized whitespace ignore option '%s'", option);
+	die(_("unrecognized whitespace ignore option '%s'"), option);
 }
 
 static void set_default_whitespace_mode(const char *whitespace_option)
@@ -375,22 +375,25 @@ static void clear_image(struct image *image)
 	image->len = 0;
 }
 
-static void say_patch_name(FILE *output, const char *pre,
-			   struct patch *patch, const char *post)
+/* fmt must contain _one_ %s and no other substitution */
+static void say_patch_name(FILE *output, const char *fmt, struct patch *patch)
 {
-	fputs(pre, output);
+	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
+
 	if (patch->old_name && patch->new_name &&
 	    strcmp(patch->old_name, patch->new_name)) {
-		quote_c_style(patch->old_name, NULL, output, 0);
-		fputs(" => ", output);
-		quote_c_style(patch->new_name, NULL, output, 0);
+		quote_c_style(patch->old_name, &sb, NULL, 0);
+		strbuf_addstr(&sb, " => ");
+		quote_c_style(patch->new_name, &sb, NULL, 0);
 	} else {
 		const char *n = patch->new_name;
 		if (!n)
 			n = patch->old_name;
-		quote_c_style(n, NULL, output, 0);
+		quote_c_style(n, &sb, NULL, 0);
 	}
-	fputs(post, output);
+	fprintf(output, fmt, sb.buf);
+	fputc('\n', output);
+	strbuf_release(&sb);
 }
 
 #define SLOP (16)
@@ -809,7 +812,7 @@ static int has_epoch_timestamp(const char *nameline)
 	if (!stamp) {
 		stamp = xmalloc(sizeof(*stamp));
 		if (regcomp(stamp, stamp_regexp, REG_EXTENDED)) {
-			warning("Cannot prepare timestamp regexp %s",
+			warning(_("Cannot prepare timestamp regexp %s"),
 				stamp_regexp);
 			return 0;
 		}
@@ -818,7 +821,7 @@ static int has_epoch_timestamp(const char *nameline)
 	status = regexec(stamp, timestamp, ARRAY_SIZE(m), m, 0);
 	if (status) {
 		if (status != REG_NOMATCH)
-			warning("regexec returned %d for input: %s",
+			warning(_("regexec returned %d for input: %s"),
 				status, timestamp);
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -899,7 +902,7 @@ static void parse_traditional_patch(const char *first, const char *second, struc
 		}
 	}
 	if (!name)
-		die("unable to find filename in patch at line %d", linenr);
+		die(_("unable to find filename in patch at line %d"), linenr);
 }
 
 static int gitdiff_hdrend(const char *line, struct patch *patch)
@@ -928,17 +931,17 @@ static char *gitdiff_verify_name(const char *line, int isnull, char *orig_name,
 		name = orig_name;
 		len = strlen(name);
 		if (isnull)
-			die("git apply: bad git-diff - expected /dev/null, got %s on line %d", name, linenr);
+			die(_("git apply: bad git-diff - expected /dev/null, got %s on line %d"), name, linenr);
 		another = find_name(line, NULL, p_value, TERM_TAB);
 		if (!another || memcmp(another, name, len + 1))
-			die("git apply: bad git-diff - inconsistent %s filename on line %d", oldnew, linenr);
+			die(_("git apply: bad git-diff - inconsistent %s filename on line %d"), oldnew, linenr);
 		free(another);
 		return orig_name;
 	}
 	else {
 		/* expect "/dev/null" */
 		if (memcmp("/dev/null", line, 9) || line[9] != '\n')
-			die("git apply: bad git-diff - expected /dev/null on line %d", linenr);
+			die(_("git apply: bad git-diff - expected /dev/null on line %d"), linenr);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 }
@@ -1381,7 +1384,7 @@ static void recount_diff(const char *line, int size, struct fragment *fragment)
 			break;
 		}
 		if (ret) {
-			warning("recount: unexpected line: %.*s",
+			warning(_("recount: unexpected line: %.*s"),
 				(int)linelen(line, size), line);
 			return;
 		}
@@ -1438,7 +1441,7 @@ static int find_header(const char *line, unsigned long size, int *hdrsize, struc
 			struct fragment dummy;
 			if (parse_fragment_header(line, len, &dummy) < 0)
 				continue;
-			die("patch fragment without header at line %d: %.*s",
+			die(_("patch fragment without header at line %d: %.*s"),
 			    linenr, (int)len-1, line);
 		}
 
@@ -1455,8 +1458,12 @@ static int find_header(const char *line, unsigned long size, int *hdrsize, struc
 				continue;
 			if (!patch->old_name && !patch->new_name) {
 				if (!patch->def_name)
-					die("git diff header lacks filename information when removing "
-					    "%d leading pathname components (line %d)" , p_value, linenr);
+					die(Q_("git diff header lacks filename information when removing "
+					       "%d leading pathname component (line %d)",
+					       "git diff header lacks filename information when removing "
+					       "%d leading pathname components (line %d)",
+					       p_value),
+					    p_value, linenr);
 				patch->old_name = xstrdup(patch->def_name);
 				patch->new_name = xstrdup(patch->def_name);
 			}
@@ -1611,9 +1618,9 @@ static int parse_fragment(const char *line, unsigned long size,
 	patch->lines_deleted += deleted;
 
 	if (0 < patch->is_new && oldlines)
-		return error("new file depends on old contents");
+		return error(_("new file depends on old contents"));
 	if (0 < patch->is_delete && newlines)
-		return error("deleted file still has contents");
+		return error(_("deleted file still has contents"));
 	return offset;
 }
 
@@ -1639,7 +1646,7 @@ static int parse_single_patch(const char *line, unsigned long size, struct patch
 		fragment->linenr = linenr;
 		len = parse_fragment(line, size, patch, fragment);
 		if (len <= 0)
-			die("corrupt patch at line %d", linenr);
+			die(_("corrupt patch at line %d"), linenr);
 		fragment->patch = line;
 		fragment->size = len;
 		oldlines += fragment->oldlines;
@@ -1675,12 +1682,14 @@ static int parse_single_patch(const char *line, unsigned long size, struct patch
 		patch->is_delete = 0;
 
 	if (0 < patch->is_new && oldlines)
-		die("new file %s depends on old contents", patch->new_name);
+		die(_("new file %s depends on old contents"), patch->new_name);
 	if (0 < patch->is_delete && newlines)
-		die("deleted file %s still has contents", patch->old_name);
+		die(_("deleted file %s still has contents"), patch->old_name);
 	if (!patch->is_delete && !newlines && context)
-		fprintf(stderr, "** warning: file %s becomes empty but "
-			"is not deleted\n", patch->new_name);
+		fprintf_ln(stderr,
+			   _("** warning: "
+			     "file %s becomes empty but is not deleted"),
+			   patch->new_name);
 
 	return offset;
 }
@@ -1824,7 +1833,7 @@ static struct fragment *parse_binary_hunk(char **buf_p,
  corrupt:
 	free(data);
 	*status_p = -1;
-	error("corrupt binary patch at line %d: %.*s",
+	error(_("corrupt binary patch at line %d: %.*s"),
 	      linenr-1, llen-1, buffer);
 	return NULL;
 }
@@ -1853,7 +1862,7 @@ static int parse_binary(char *buffer, unsigned long size, struct patch *patch)
 	forward = parse_binary_hunk(&buffer, &size, &status, &used);
 	if (!forward && !status)
 		/* there has to be one hunk (forward hunk) */
-		return error("unrecognized binary patch at line %d", linenr-1);
+		return error(_("unrecognized binary patch at line %d"), linenr-1);
 	if (status)
 		/* otherwise we already gave an error message */
 		return status;
@@ -1939,7 +1948,7 @@ static int parse_chunk(char *buffer, unsigned long size, struct patch *patch)
 		 */
 		if ((apply || check) &&
 		    (!patch->is_binary && !metadata_changes(patch)))
-			die("patch with only garbage at line %d", linenr);
+			die(_("patch with only garbage at line %d"), linenr);
 	}
 
 	return offset + hdrsize + patchsize;
@@ -2029,11 +2038,11 @@ static int read_old_data(struct stat *st, const char *path, struct strbuf *buf)
 	switch (st->st_mode & S_IFMT) {
 	case S_IFLNK:
 		if (strbuf_readlink(buf, path, st->st_size) < 0)
-			return error("unable to read symlink %s", path);
+			return error(_("unable to read symlink %s"), path);
 		return 0;
 	case S_IFREG:
 		if (strbuf_read_file(buf, path, st->st_size) != st->st_size)
-			return error("unable to open or read %s", path);
+			return error(_("unable to open or read %s"), path);
 		convert_to_git(path, buf->buf, buf->len, buf, 0);
 		return 0;
 	default:
@@ -2104,7 +2113,7 @@ static void update_pre_post_images(struct image *preimage,
 			ctx++;
 		}
 		if (preimage->nr <= ctx)
-			die("oops");
+			die(_("oops"));
 
 		/* and copy it in, while fixing the line length */
 		len = preimage->line[ctx].len;
@@ -2626,7 +2635,7 @@ static int apply_one_fragment(struct image *img, struct fragment *frag,
 			break;
 		default:
 			if (apply_verbosely)
-				error("invalid start of line: '%c'", first);
+				error(_("invalid start of line: '%c'"), first);
 			return -1;
 		}
 		if (added_blank_line) {
@@ -2743,9 +2752,11 @@ static int apply_one_fragment(struct image *img, struct fragment *frag,
 			int offset = applied_pos - pos;
 			if (apply_in_reverse)
 				offset = 0 - offset;
-			fprintf(stderr,
-				"Hunk #%d succeeded at %d (offset %d lines).\n",
-				nth_fragment, applied_pos + 1, offset);
+			fprintf_ln(stderr,
+				   Q_("Hunk #%d succeeded at %d (offset %d line).",
+				      "Hunk #%d succeeded at %d (offset %d lines).",
+				      offset),
+				   nth_fragment, applied_pos + 1, offset);
 		}
 
 		/*
@@ -2754,13 +2765,13 @@ static int apply_one_fragment(struct image *img, struct fragment *frag,
 		 */
 		if ((leading != frag->leading) ||
 		    (trailing != frag->trailing))
-			fprintf(stderr, "Context reduced to (%ld/%ld)"
-				" to apply fragment at %d\n",
-				leading, trailing, applied_pos+1);
+			fprintf_ln(stderr, _("Context reduced to (%ld/%ld)"
+					     " to apply fragment at %d"),
+				   leading, trailing, applied_pos+1);
 		update_image(img, applied_pos, &preimage, &postimage);
 	} else {
 		if (apply_verbosely)
-			error("while searching for:\n%.*s",
+			error(_("while searching for:\n%.*s"),
 			      (int)(old - oldlines), oldlines);
 	}
 
@@ -2779,7 +2790,7 @@ static int apply_binary_fragment(struct image *img, struct patch *patch)
 	void *dst;
 
 	if (!fragment)
-		return error("missing binary patch data for '%s'",
+		return error(_("missing binary patch data for '%s'"),
 			     patch->new_name ?
 			     patch->new_name :
 			     patch->old_name);
@@ -2882,13 +2893,13 @@ static int apply_binary(struct image *img, struct patch *patch)
 		 * in the patch->fragments->{patch,size}.
 		 */
 		if (apply_binary_fragment(img, patch))
-			return error("binary patch does not apply to '%s'",
+			return error(_("binary patch does not apply to '%s'"),
 				     name);
 
 		/* verify that the result matches */
 		hash_sha1_file(img->buf, img->len, blob_type, sha1);
 		if (strcmp(sha1_to_hex(sha1), patch->new_sha1_prefix))
-			return error("binary patch to '%s' creates incorrect result (expecting %s, got %s)",
+			return error(_("binary patch to '%s' creates incorrect result (expecting %s, got %s)"),
 				name, patch->new_sha1_prefix, sha1_to_hex(sha1));
 	}
 
@@ -2909,7 +2920,7 @@ static int apply_fragments(struct image *img, struct patch *patch)
 	while (frag) {
 		nth++;
 		if (apply_one_fragment(img, frag, inaccurate_eof, ws_rule, nth)) {
-			error("patch failed: %s:%ld", name, frag->oldpos);
+			error(_("patch failed: %s:%ld"), name, frag->oldpos);
 			if (!apply_with_reject)
 				return -1;
 			frag->rejected = 1;
@@ -3024,14 +3035,14 @@ static int apply_data(struct patch *patch, struct stat *st, struct cache_entry *
 	if (!(patch->is_copy || patch->is_rename) &&
 	    (tpatch = in_fn_table(patch->old_name)) != NULL && !to_be_deleted(tpatch)) {
 		if (was_deleted(tpatch)) {
-			return error("patch %s has been renamed/deleted",
+			return error(_("patch %s has been renamed/deleted"),
 				patch->old_name);
 		}
 		/* We have a patched copy in memory; use that. */
 		strbuf_add(&buf, tpatch->result, tpatch->resultsize);
 	} else if (cached) {
 		if (read_file_or_gitlink(ce, &buf))
-			return error("read of %s failed", patch->old_name);
+			return error(_("read of %s failed"), patch->old_name);
 	} else if (patch->old_name) {
 		if (S_ISGITLINK(patch->old_mode)) {
 			if (ce) {
@@ -3048,7 +3059,7 @@ static int apply_data(struct patch *patch, struct stat *st, struct cache_entry *
 			}
 		} else {
 			if (read_old_data(st, patch->old_name, &buf))
-				return error("read of %s failed", patch->old_name);
+				return error(_("read of %s failed"), patch->old_name);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -3063,7 +3074,7 @@ static int apply_data(struct patch *patch, struct stat *st, struct cache_entry *
 	free(image.line_allocated);
 
 	if (0 < patch->is_delete && patch->resultsize)
-		return error("removal patch leaves file contents");
+		return error(_("removal patch leaves file contents"));
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -3084,7 +3095,7 @@ static int check_to_create_blob(const char *new_name, int ok_if_exists)
 		if (has_symlink_leading_path(new_name, strlen(new_name)))
 			return 0;
 
-		return error("%s: already exists in working directory", new_name);
+		return error(_("%s: already exists in working directory"), new_name);
 	}
 	else if ((errno != ENOENT) && (errno != ENOTDIR))
 		return error("%s: %s", new_name, strerror(errno));
@@ -3122,12 +3133,12 @@ static int check_preimage(struct patch *patch, struct cache_entry **ce, struct s
 	if (!(patch->is_copy || patch->is_rename) &&
 	    (tpatch = in_fn_table(old_name)) != NULL && !to_be_deleted(tpatch)) {
 		if (was_deleted(tpatch))
-			return error("%s: has been deleted/renamed", old_name);
+			return error(_("%s: has been deleted/renamed"), old_name);
 		st_mode = tpatch->new_mode;
 	} else if (!cached) {
 		stat_ret = lstat(old_name, st);
 		if (stat_ret && errno != ENOENT)
-			return error("%s: %s", old_name, strerror(errno));
+			return error(_("%s: %s"), old_name, strerror(errno));
 	}
 
 	if (to_be_deleted(tpatch))
@@ -3138,7 +3149,7 @@ static int check_preimage(struct patch *patch, struct cache_entry **ce, struct s
 		if (pos < 0) {
 			if (patch->is_new < 0)
 				goto is_new;
-			return error("%s: does not exist in index", old_name);
+			return error(_("%s: does not exist in index"), old_name);
 		}
 		*ce = active_cache[pos];
 		if (stat_ret < 0) {
@@ -3152,13 +3163,13 @@ static int check_preimage(struct patch *patch, struct cache_entry **ce, struct s
 				return -1;
 		}
 		if (!cached && verify_index_match(*ce, st))
-			return error("%s: does not match index", old_name);
+			return error(_("%s: does not match index"), old_name);
 		if (cached)
 			st_mode = (*ce)->ce_mode;
 	} else if (stat_ret < 0) {
 		if (patch->is_new < 0)
 			goto is_new;
-		return error("%s: %s", old_name, strerror(errno));
+		return error(_("%s: %s"), old_name, strerror(errno));
 	}
 
 	if (!cached && !tpatch)
@@ -3169,9 +3180,9 @@ static int check_preimage(struct patch *patch, struct cache_entry **ce, struct s
 	if (!patch->old_mode)
 		patch->old_mode = st_mode;
 	if ((st_mode ^ patch->old_mode) & S_IFMT)
-		return error("%s: wrong type", old_name);
+		return error(_("%s: wrong type"), old_name);
 	if (st_mode != patch->old_mode)
-		warning("%s has type %o, expected %o",
+		warning(_("%s has type %o, expected %o"),
 			old_name, st_mode, patch->old_mode);
 	if (!patch->new_mode && !patch->is_delete)
 		patch->new_mode = st_mode;
@@ -3226,7 +3237,7 @@ static int check_patch(struct patch *patch)
 		if (check_index &&
 		    cache_name_pos(new_name, strlen(new_name)) >= 0 &&
 		    !ok_if_exists)
-			return error("%s: already exists in index", new_name);
+			return error(_("%s: already exists in index"), new_name);
 		if (!cached) {
 			int err = check_to_create_blob(new_name, ok_if_exists);
 			if (err)
@@ -3245,13 +3256,13 @@ static int check_patch(struct patch *patch)
 		if (!patch->new_mode)
 			patch->new_mode = patch->old_mode;
 		if ((patch->old_mode ^ patch->new_mode) & S_IFMT)
-			return error("new mode (%o) of %s does not match old mode (%o)%s%s",
+			return error(_("new mode (%o) of %s does not match old mode (%o)%s%s"),
 				patch->new_mode, new_name, patch->old_mode,
 				same ? "" : " of ", same ? "" : old_name);
 	}
 
 	if (apply_data(patch, &st, ce) < 0)
-		return error("%s: patch does not apply", name);
+		return error(_("%s: patch does not apply"), name);
 	patch->rejected = 0;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -3264,7 +3275,7 @@ static int check_patch_list(struct patch *patch)
 	while (patch) {
 		if (apply_verbosely)
 			say_patch_name(stderr,
-				       "Checking patch ", patch, "...\n");
+				       _("Checking patch %s..."), patch);
 		err |= check_patch(patch);
 		patch = patch->next;
 	}
@@ -3319,7 +3330,7 @@ static void build_fake_ancestor(struct patch *list, const char *filename)
 
 		ce = make_cache_entry(patch->old_mode, sha1_ptr, name, 0, 0);
 		if (!ce)
-			die("make_cache_entry failed for path '%s'", name);
+			die(_("make_cache_entry failed for path '%s'"), name);
 		if (add_index_entry(&result, ce, ADD_CACHE_OK_TO_ADD))
 			die ("Could not add %s to temporary index", name);
 	}
@@ -3462,7 +3473,7 @@ static void remove_file(struct patch *patch, int rmdir_empty)
 {
 	if (update_index) {
 		if (remove_file_from_cache(patch->old_name) < 0)
-			die("unable to remove %s from index", patch->old_name);
+			die(_("unable to remove %s from index"), patch->old_name);
 	}
 	if (!cached) {
 		if (!remove_or_warn(patch->old_mode, patch->old_name) && rmdir_empty) {
@@ -3489,19 +3500,19 @@ static void add_index_file(const char *path, unsigned mode, void *buf, unsigned
 		const char *s = buf;
 
 		if (get_sha1_hex(s + strlen("Subproject commit "), ce->sha1))
-			die("corrupt patch for subproject %s", path);
+			die(_("corrupt patch for subproject %s"), path);
 	} else {
 		if (!cached) {
 			if (lstat(path, &st) < 0)
-				die_errno("unable to stat newly created file '%s'",
+				die_errno(_("unable to stat newly created file '%s'"),
 					  path);
 			fill_stat_cache_info(ce, &st);
 		}
 		if (write_sha1_file(buf, size, blob_type, ce->sha1) < 0)
-			die("unable to create backing store for newly created file %s", path);
+			die(_("unable to create backing store for newly created file %s"), path);
 	}
 	if (add_cache_entry(ce, ADD_CACHE_OK_TO_ADD) < 0)
-		die("unable to add cache entry for %s", path);
+		die(_("unable to add cache entry for %s"), path);
 }
 
 static int try_create_file(const char *path, unsigned int mode, const char *buf, unsigned long size)
@@ -3534,7 +3545,7 @@ static int try_create_file(const char *path, unsigned int mode, const char *buf,
 	strbuf_release(&nbuf);
 
 	if (close(fd) < 0)
-		die_errno("closing file '%s'", path);
+		die_errno(_("closing file '%s'"), path);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -3583,7 +3594,7 @@ static void create_one_file(char *path, unsigned mode, const char *buf, unsigned
 			++nr;
 		}
 	}
-	die_errno("unable to write file '%s' mode %o", path, mode);
+	die_errno(_("unable to write file '%s' mode %o"), path, mode);
 }
 
 static void create_file(struct patch *patch)
@@ -3628,6 +3639,7 @@ static int write_out_one_reject(struct patch *patch)
 	char namebuf[PATH_MAX];
 	struct fragment *frag;
 	int cnt = 0;
+	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 
 	for (cnt = 0, frag = patch->fragments; frag; frag = frag->next) {
 		if (!frag->rejected)
@@ -3638,7 +3650,7 @@ static int write_out_one_reject(struct patch *patch)
 	if (!cnt) {
 		if (apply_verbosely)
 			say_patch_name(stderr,
-				       "Applied patch ", patch, " cleanly.\n");
+				       _("Applied patch %s cleanly."), patch);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -3646,16 +3658,20 @@ static int write_out_one_reject(struct patch *patch)
 	 * contents are marked "rejected" at the patch level.
 	 */
 	if (!patch->new_name)
-		die("internal error");
+		die(_("internal error"));
 
 	/* Say this even without --verbose */
-	say_patch_name(stderr, "Applying patch ", patch, " with");
-	fprintf(stderr, " %d rejects...\n", cnt);
+	strbuf_addf(&sb, Q_("Applying patch %%s with %d reject...",
+			    "Applying patch %%s with %d rejects...",
+			    cnt),
+		    cnt);
+	say_patch_name(stderr, sb.buf, patch);
+	strbuf_release(&sb);
 
 	cnt = strlen(patch->new_name);
 	if (ARRAY_SIZE(namebuf) <= cnt + 5) {
 		cnt = ARRAY_SIZE(namebuf) - 5;
-		warning("truncating .rej filename to %.*s.rej",
+		warning(_("truncating .rej filename to %.*s.rej"),
 			cnt - 1, patch->new_name);
 	}
 	memcpy(namebuf, patch->new_name, cnt);
@@ -3663,7 +3679,7 @@ static int write_out_one_reject(struct patch *patch)
 
 	rej = fopen(namebuf, "w");
 	if (!rej)
-		return error("cannot open %s: %s", namebuf, strerror(errno));
+		return error(_("cannot open %s: %s"), namebuf, strerror(errno));
 
 	/* Normal git tools never deal with .rej, so do not pretend
 	 * this is a git patch by saying --git nor give extended
@@ -3676,10 +3692,10 @@ static int write_out_one_reject(struct patch *patch)
 	     frag;
 	     cnt++, frag = frag->next) {
 		if (!frag->rejected) {
-			fprintf(stderr, "Hunk #%d applied cleanly.\n", cnt);
+			fprintf_ln(stderr, _("Hunk #%d applied cleanly."), cnt);
 			continue;
 		}
-		fprintf(stderr, "Rejected hunk #%d.\n", cnt);
+		fprintf_ln(stderr, _("Rejected hunk #%d."), cnt);
 		fprintf(rej, "%.*s", frag->size, frag->patch);
 		if (frag->patch[frag->size-1] != '\n')
 			fputc('\n', rej);
@@ -3810,7 +3826,7 @@ static int apply_patch(int fd, const char *filename, int options)
 	}
 
 	if (!list && !skipped_patch)
-		die("unrecognized input");
+		die(_("unrecognized input"));
 
 	if (whitespace_error && (ws_error_action == die_on_ws_error))
 		apply = 0;
@@ -3821,7 +3837,7 @@ static int apply_patch(int fd, const char *filename, int options)
 
 	if (check_index) {
 		if (read_cache() < 0)
-			die("unable to read index file");
+			die(_("unable to read index file"));
 	}
 
 	if ((check || apply) &&
@@ -4016,10 +4032,10 @@ int cmd_apply(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix_)
 	if (!force_apply && (diffstat || numstat || summary || check || fake_ancestor))
 		apply = 0;
 	if (check_index && is_not_gitdir)
-		die("--index outside a repository");
+		die(_("--index outside a repository"));
 	if (cached) {
 		if (is_not_gitdir)
-			die("--cached outside a repository");
+			die(_("--cached outside a repository"));
 		check_index = 1;
 	}
 	for (i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
@@ -4035,7 +4051,7 @@ int cmd_apply(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix_)
 
 		fd = open(arg, O_RDONLY);
 		if (fd < 0)
-			die_errno("can't open patch '%s'", arg);
+			die_errno(_("can't open patch '%s'"), arg);
 		read_stdin = 0;
 		set_default_whitespace_mode(whitespace_option);
 		errs |= apply_patch(fd, arg, options);
@@ -4049,32 +4065,32 @@ int cmd_apply(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix_)
 		    squelch_whitespace_errors < whitespace_error) {
 			int squelched =
 				whitespace_error - squelch_whitespace_errors;
-			warning("squelched %d "
-				"whitespace error%s",
-				squelched,
-				squelched == 1 ? "" : "s");
+			warning(Q_("squelched %d whitespace error",
+				   "squelched %d whitespace errors",
+				   squelched),
+				squelched);
 		}
 		if (ws_error_action == die_on_ws_error)
-			die("%d line%s add%s whitespace errors.",
-			    whitespace_error,
-			    whitespace_error == 1 ? "" : "s",
-			    whitespace_error == 1 ? "s" : "");
+			die(Q_("%d line adds whitespace errors.",
+			       "%d lines add whitespace errors.",
+			       whitespace_error),
+			    whitespace_error);
 		if (applied_after_fixing_ws && apply)
 			warning("%d line%s applied after"
 				" fixing whitespace errors.",
 				applied_after_fixing_ws,
 				applied_after_fixing_ws == 1 ? "" : "s");
 		else if (whitespace_error)
-			warning("%d line%s add%s whitespace errors.",
-				whitespace_error,
-				whitespace_error == 1 ? "" : "s",
-				whitespace_error == 1 ? "s" : "");
+			warning(Q_("%d line adds whitespace errors.",
+				   "%d lines add whitespace errors.",
+				   whitespace_error),
+				whitespace_error);
 	}
 
 	if (update_index) {
 		if (write_cache(newfd, active_cache, active_nr) ||
 		    commit_locked_index(&lock_file))
-			die("Unable to write new index file");
+			die(_("Unable to write new index file"));
 	}
 
 	return !!errs;
diff --git a/builtin/fetch.c b/builtin/fetch.c
index 1c8cb6244..bb9a0743f 100644
--- a/builtin/fetch.c
+++ b/builtin/fetch.c
@@ -546,8 +546,8 @@ static int prune_refs(struct refspec *refs, int ref_count, struct ref *ref_map)
 	int result = 0;
 	struct ref *ref, *stale_refs = get_stale_heads(refs, ref_count, ref_map);
 	const char *dangling_msg = dry_run
-		? _("   (%s will become dangling)\n")
-		: _("   (%s has become dangling)\n");
+		? _("   (%s will become dangling)")
+		: _("   (%s has become dangling)");
 
 	for (ref = stale_refs; ref; ref = ref->next) {
 		if (!dry_run)
diff --git a/builtin/help.c b/builtin/help.c
index 61ff79839..e63668ade 100644
--- a/builtin/help.c
+++ b/builtin/help.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static enum help_format parse_help_format(const char *format)
 		return HELP_FORMAT_INFO;
 	if (!strcmp(format, "web") || !strcmp(format, "html"))
 		return HELP_FORMAT_WEB;
-	die("unrecognized help format '%s'", format);
+	die(_("unrecognized help format '%s'"), format);
 }
 
 static const char *get_man_viewer_info(const char *name)
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static int check_emacsclient_version(void)
 	ec_process.err = -1;
 	ec_process.stdout_to_stderr = 1;
 	if (start_command(&ec_process))
-		return error("Failed to start emacsclient.");
+		return error(_("Failed to start emacsclient."));
 
 	strbuf_read(&buffer, ec_process.err, 20);
 	close(ec_process.err);
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ static int check_emacsclient_version(void)
 
 	if (prefixcmp(buffer.buf, "emacsclient")) {
 		strbuf_release(&buffer);
-		return error("Failed to parse emacsclient version.");
+		return error(_("Failed to parse emacsclient version."));
 	}
 
 	strbuf_remove(&buffer, 0, strlen("emacsclient"));
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static int check_emacsclient_version(void)
 
 	if (version < 22) {
 		strbuf_release(&buffer);
-		return error("emacsclient version '%d' too old (< 22).",
+		return error(_("emacsclient version '%d' too old (< 22)."),
 			version);
 	}
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ static void exec_woman_emacs(const char *path, const char *page)
 			path = "emacsclient";
 		strbuf_addf(&man_page, "(woman \"%s\")", page);
 		execlp(path, "emacsclient", "-e", man_page.buf, (char *)NULL);
-		warning("failed to exec '%s': %s", path, strerror(errno));
+		warning(_("failed to exec '%s': %s"), path, strerror(errno));
 	}
 }
 
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ static void exec_man_konqueror(const char *path, const char *page)
 			path = "kfmclient";
 		strbuf_addf(&man_page, "man:%s(1)", page);
 		execlp(path, filename, "newTab", man_page.buf, (char *)NULL);
-		warning("failed to exec '%s': %s", path, strerror(errno));
+		warning(_("failed to exec '%s': %s"), path, strerror(errno));
 	}
 }
 
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ static void exec_man_man(const char *path, const char *page)
 	if (!path)
 		path = "man";
 	execlp(path, "man", page, (char *)NULL);
-	warning("failed to exec '%s': %s", path, strerror(errno));
+	warning(_("failed to exec '%s': %s"), path, strerror(errno));
 }
 
 static void exec_man_cmd(const char *cmd, const char *page)
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static void exec_man_cmd(const char *cmd, const char *page)
 	struct strbuf shell_cmd = STRBUF_INIT;
 	strbuf_addf(&shell_cmd, "%s %s", cmd, page);
 	execl("/bin/sh", "sh", "-c", shell_cmd.buf, (char *)NULL);
-	warning("failed to exec '%s': %s", cmd, strerror(errno));
+	warning(_("failed to exec '%s': %s"), cmd, strerror(errno));
 }
 
 static void add_man_viewer(const char *name)
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ static int add_man_viewer_path(const char *name,
 	if (supported_man_viewer(name, len))
 		do_add_man_viewer_info(name, len, value);
 	else
-		warning("'%s': path for unsupported man viewer.\n"
-			"Please consider using 'man.<tool>.cmd' instead.",
+		warning(_("'%s': path for unsupported man viewer.\n"
+			  "Please consider using 'man.<tool>.cmd' instead."),
 			name);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -218,8 +218,8 @@ static int add_man_viewer_cmd(const char *name,
 			      const char *value)
 {
 	if (supported_man_viewer(name, len))
-		warning("'%s': cmd for supported man viewer.\n"
-			"Please consider using 'man.<tool>.path' instead.",
+		warning(_("'%s': cmd for supported man viewer.\n"
+			  "Please consider using 'man.<tool>.path' instead."),
 			name);
 	else
 		do_add_man_viewer_info(name, len, value);
@@ -280,11 +280,11 @@ void list_common_cmds_help(void)
 			longest = strlen(common_cmds[i].name);
 	}
 
-	puts("The most commonly used git commands are:");
+	puts(_("The most commonly used git commands are:"));
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(common_cmds); i++) {
 		printf("   %s   ", common_cmds[i].name);
 		mput_char(' ', longest - strlen(common_cmds[i].name));
-		puts(common_cmds[i].help);
+		puts(_(common_cmds[i].help));
 	}
 }
 
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ static void exec_viewer(const char *name, const char *page)
 	else if (info)
 		exec_man_cmd(info, page);
 	else
-		warning("'%s': unknown man viewer.", name);
+		warning(_("'%s': unknown man viewer."), name);
 }
 
 static void show_man_page(const char *git_cmd)
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ static void show_man_page(const char *git_cmd)
 	if (fallback)
 		exec_viewer(fallback, page);
 	exec_viewer("man", page);
-	die("no man viewer handled the request");
+	die(_("no man viewer handled the request"));
 }
 
 static void show_info_page(const char *git_cmd)
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ static void show_info_page(const char *git_cmd)
 	const char *page = cmd_to_page(git_cmd);
 	setenv("INFOPATH", system_path(GIT_INFO_PATH), 1);
 	execlp("info", "info", "gitman", page, (char *)NULL);
-	die("no info viewer handled the request");
+	die(_("no info viewer handled the request"));
 }
 
 static void get_html_page_path(struct strbuf *page_path, const char *page)
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ static void get_html_page_path(struct strbuf *page_path, const char *page)
 	/* Check that we have a git documentation directory. */
 	if (stat(mkpath("%s/git.html", html_path), &st)
 	    || !S_ISREG(st.st_mode))
-		die("'%s': not a documentation directory.", html_path);
+		die(_("'%s': not a documentation directory."), html_path);
 
 	strbuf_init(page_path, 0);
 	strbuf_addf(page_path, "%s/%s.html", html_path, page);
@@ -424,16 +424,16 @@ int cmd_help(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	parsed_help_format = help_format;
 
 	if (show_all) {
-		printf("usage: %s\n\n", git_usage_string);
-		list_commands("git commands", &main_cmds, &other_cmds);
-		printf("%s\n", git_more_info_string);
+		printf(_("usage: %s%s"), _(git_usage_string), "\n\n");
+		list_commands(&main_cmds, &other_cmds);
+		printf("%s\n", _(git_more_info_string));
 		return 0;
 	}
 
 	if (!argv[0]) {
-		printf("usage: %s\n\n", git_usage_string);
+		printf(_("usage: %s%s"), _(git_usage_string), "\n\n");
 		list_common_cmds_help();
-		printf("\n%s\n", git_more_info_string);
+		printf("\n%s\n", _(git_more_info_string));
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ int cmd_help(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	alias = alias_lookup(argv[0]);
 	if (alias && !is_git_command(argv[0])) {
-		printf("`git %s' is aliased to `%s'\n", argv[0], alias);
+		printf_ln(_("`git %s' is aliased to `%s'"), argv[0], alias);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/builtin/index-pack.c b/builtin/index-pack.c
index dd1c5c961..83555e563 100644
--- a/builtin/index-pack.c
+++ b/builtin/index-pack.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ static int mark_link(struct object *obj, int type, void *data)
 		return -1;
 
 	if (type != OBJ_ANY && obj->type != type)
-		die("object type mismatch at %s", sha1_to_hex(obj->sha1));
+		die(_("object type mismatch at %s"), sha1_to_hex(obj->sha1));
 
 	obj->flags |= FLAG_LINK;
 	return 0;
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static void check_object(struct object *obj)
 		unsigned long size;
 		int type = sha1_object_info(obj->sha1, &size);
 		if (type != obj->type || type <= 0)
-			die("object of unexpected type");
+			die(_("object of unexpected type"));
 		obj->flags |= FLAG_CHECKED;
 		return;
 	}
@@ -138,15 +138,18 @@ static void *fill(int min)
 	if (min <= input_len)
 		return input_buffer + input_offset;
 	if (min > sizeof(input_buffer))
-		die("cannot fill %d bytes", min);
+		die(Q_("cannot fill %d byte",
+		       "cannot fill %d bytes",
+		       min),
+		    min);
 	flush();
 	do {
 		ssize_t ret = xread(input_fd, input_buffer + input_len,
 				sizeof(input_buffer) - input_len);
 		if (ret <= 0) {
 			if (!ret)
-				die("early EOF");
-			die_errno("read error on input");
+				die(_("early EOF"));
+			die_errno(_("read error on input"));
 		}
 		input_len += ret;
 		if (from_stdin)
@@ -158,14 +161,14 @@ static void *fill(int min)
 static void use(int bytes)
 {
 	if (bytes > input_len)
-		die("used more bytes than were available");
+		die(_("used more bytes than were available"));
 	input_crc32 = crc32(input_crc32, input_buffer + input_offset, bytes);
 	input_len -= bytes;
 	input_offset += bytes;
 
 	/* make sure off_t is sufficiently large not to wrap */
 	if (signed_add_overflows(consumed_bytes, bytes))
-		die("pack too large for current definition of off_t");
+		die(_("pack too large for current definition of off_t"));
 	consumed_bytes += bytes;
 }
 
@@ -181,12 +184,12 @@ static const char *open_pack_file(const char *pack_name)
 		} else
 			output_fd = open(pack_name, O_CREAT|O_EXCL|O_RDWR, 0600);
 		if (output_fd < 0)
-			die_errno("unable to create '%s'", pack_name);
+			die_errno(_("unable to create '%s'"), pack_name);
 		pack_fd = output_fd;
 	} else {
 		input_fd = open(pack_name, O_RDONLY);
 		if (input_fd < 0)
-			die_errno("cannot open packfile '%s'", pack_name);
+			die_errno(_("cannot open packfile '%s'"), pack_name);
 		output_fd = -1;
 		pack_fd = input_fd;
 	}
@@ -200,7 +203,7 @@ static void parse_pack_header(void)
 
 	/* Header consistency check */
 	if (hdr->hdr_signature != htonl(PACK_SIGNATURE))
-		die("pack signature mismatch");
+		die(_("pack signature mismatch"));
 	if (!pack_version_ok(hdr->hdr_version))
 		die("pack version %"PRIu32" unsupported",
 			ntohl(hdr->hdr_version));
@@ -220,7 +223,7 @@ static NORETURN void bad_object(unsigned long offset, const char *format, ...)
 	va_start(params, format);
 	vsnprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), format, params);
 	va_end(params);
-	die("pack has bad object at offset %lu: %s", offset, buf);
+	die(_("pack has bad object at offset %lu: %s"), offset, buf);
 }
 
 static struct base_data *alloc_base_data(void)
@@ -294,7 +297,7 @@ static void *unpack_entry_data(unsigned long offset, unsigned long size)
 		use(input_len - stream.avail_in);
 	} while (status == Z_OK);
 	if (stream.total_out != size || status != Z_STREAM_END)
-		bad_object(offset, "inflate returned %d", status);
+		bad_object(offset, _("inflate returned %d"), status);
 	git_inflate_end(&stream);
 	return buf;
 }
@@ -339,7 +342,7 @@ static void *unpack_raw_entry(struct object_entry *obj, union delta_base *delta_
 		while (c & 128) {
 			base_offset += 1;
 			if (!base_offset || MSB(base_offset, 7))
-				bad_object(obj->idx.offset, "offset value overflow for delta base object");
+				bad_object(obj->idx.offset, _("offset value overflow for delta base object"));
 			p = fill(1);
 			c = *p;
 			use(1);
@@ -347,7 +350,7 @@ static void *unpack_raw_entry(struct object_entry *obj, union delta_base *delta_
 		}
 		delta_base->offset = obj->idx.offset - base_offset;
 		if (delta_base->offset <= 0 || delta_base->offset >= obj->idx.offset)
-			bad_object(obj->idx.offset, "delta base offset is out of bound");
+			bad_object(obj->idx.offset, _("delta base offset is out of bound"));
 		break;
 	case OBJ_COMMIT:
 	case OBJ_TREE:
@@ -355,7 +358,7 @@ static void *unpack_raw_entry(struct object_entry *obj, union delta_base *delta_
 	case OBJ_TAG:
 		break;
 	default:
-		bad_object(obj->idx.offset, "unknown object type %d", obj->type);
+		bad_object(obj->idx.offset, _("unknown object type %d"), obj->type);
 	}
 	obj->hdr_size = consumed_bytes - obj->idx.offset;
 
@@ -384,9 +387,12 @@ static void *get_data_from_pack(struct object_entry *obj)
 		ssize_t n = (len < 64*1024) ? len : 64*1024;
 		n = pread(pack_fd, inbuf, n, from);
 		if (n < 0)
-			die_errno("cannot pread pack file");
+			die_errno(_("cannot pread pack file"));
 		if (!n)
-			die("premature end of pack file, %lu bytes missing", len);
+			die(Q_("premature end of pack file, %lu byte missing",
+			       "premature end of pack file, %lu bytes missing",
+			       len),
+			    len);
 		from += n;
 		len -= n;
 		stream.next_in = inbuf;
@@ -396,7 +402,7 @@ static void *get_data_from_pack(struct object_entry *obj)
 
 	/* This has been inflated OK when first encountered, so... */
 	if (status != Z_STREAM_END || stream.total_out != obj->size)
-		die("serious inflate inconsistency");
+		die(_("serious inflate inconsistency"));
 
 	git_inflate_end(&stream);
 	free(inbuf);
@@ -467,10 +473,10 @@ static void sha1_object(const void *data, unsigned long size,
 		unsigned long has_size;
 		has_data = read_sha1_file(sha1, &has_type, &has_size);
 		if (!has_data)
-			die("cannot read existing object %s", sha1_to_hex(sha1));
+			die(_("cannot read existing object %s"), sha1_to_hex(sha1));
 		if (size != has_size || type != has_type ||
 		    memcmp(data, has_data, size) != 0)
-			die("SHA1 COLLISION FOUND WITH %s !", sha1_to_hex(sha1));
+			die(_("SHA1 COLLISION FOUND WITH %s !"), sha1_to_hex(sha1));
 		free(has_data);
 	}
 	if (strict) {
@@ -479,7 +485,7 @@ static void sha1_object(const void *data, unsigned long size,
 			if (blob)
 				blob->object.flags |= FLAG_CHECKED;
 			else
-				die("invalid blob object %s", sha1_to_hex(sha1));
+				die(_("invalid blob object %s"), sha1_to_hex(sha1));
 		} else {
 			struct object *obj;
 			int eaten;
@@ -491,11 +497,11 @@ static void sha1_object(const void *data, unsigned long size,
 			 */
 			obj = parse_object_buffer(sha1, type, size, buf, &eaten);
 			if (!obj)
-				die("invalid %s", typename(type));
+				die(_("invalid %s"), typename(type));
 			if (fsck_object(obj, 1, fsck_error_function))
-				die("Error in object");
+				die(_("Error in object"));
 			if (fsck_walk(obj, mark_link, NULL))
-				die("Not all child objects of %s are reachable", sha1_to_hex(obj->sha1));
+				die(_("Not all child objects of %s are reachable"), sha1_to_hex(obj->sha1));
 
 			if (obj->type == OBJ_TREE) {
 				struct tree *item = (struct tree *) obj;
@@ -567,7 +573,7 @@ static void *get_base_data(struct base_data *c)
 				&c->size);
 			free(raw);
 			if (!c->data)
-				bad_object(obj->idx.offset, "failed to apply delta");
+				bad_object(obj->idx.offset, _("failed to apply delta"));
 			base_cache_used += c->size;
 			prune_base_data(c);
 		}
@@ -593,7 +599,7 @@ static void resolve_delta(struct object_entry *delta_obj,
 				   delta_data, delta_obj->size, &result->size);
 	free(delta_data);
 	if (!result->data)
-		bad_object(delta_obj->idx.offset, "failed to apply delta");
+		bad_object(delta_obj->idx.offset, _("failed to apply delta"));
 	sha1_object(result->data, result->size, delta_obj->real_type,
 		    delta_obj->idx.sha1);
 	nr_resolved_deltas++;
@@ -697,7 +703,7 @@ static void parse_pack_objects(unsigned char *sha1)
 	 */
 	if (verbose)
 		progress = start_progress(
-				from_stdin ? "Receiving objects" : "Indexing objects",
+				from_stdin ? _("Receiving objects") : _("Indexing objects"),
 				nr_objects);
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_objects; i++) {
 		struct object_entry *obj = &objects[i];
@@ -719,15 +725,15 @@ static void parse_pack_objects(unsigned char *sha1)
 	flush();
 	git_SHA1_Final(sha1, &input_ctx);
 	if (hashcmp(fill(20), sha1))
-		die("pack is corrupted (SHA1 mismatch)");
+		die(_("pack is corrupted (SHA1 mismatch)"));
 	use(20);
 
 	/* If input_fd is a file, we should have reached its end now. */
 	if (fstat(input_fd, &st))
-		die_errno("cannot fstat packfile");
+		die_errno(_("cannot fstat packfile"));
 	if (S_ISREG(st.st_mode) &&
 			lseek(input_fd, 0, SEEK_CUR) - input_len != st.st_size)
-		die("pack has junk at the end");
+		die(_("pack has junk at the end"));
 
 	if (!nr_deltas)
 		return;
@@ -745,7 +751,7 @@ static void parse_pack_objects(unsigned char *sha1)
 	 *   for some more deltas.
 	 */
 	if (verbose)
-		progress = start_progress("Resolving deltas", nr_deltas);
+		progress = start_progress(_("Resolving deltas"), nr_deltas);
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_objects; i++) {
 		struct object_entry *obj = &objects[i];
 		struct base_data *base_obj = alloc_base_data();
@@ -778,7 +784,7 @@ static int write_compressed(struct sha1file *f, void *in, unsigned int size)
 	} while (status == Z_OK);
 
 	if (status != Z_STREAM_END)
-		die("unable to deflate appended object (%d)", status);
+		die(_("unable to deflate appended object (%d)"), status);
 	size = stream.total_out;
 	git_deflate_end(&stream);
 	return size;
@@ -857,7 +863,7 @@ static void fix_unresolved_deltas(struct sha1file *f, int nr_unresolved)
 
 		if (check_sha1_signature(d->base.sha1, base_obj->data,
 				base_obj->size, typename(type)))
-			die("local object %s is corrupt", sha1_to_hex(d->base.sha1));
+			die(_("local object %s is corrupt"), sha1_to_hex(d->base.sha1));
 		base_obj->obj = append_obj_to_pack(f, d->base.sha1,
 					base_obj->data, base_obj->size, type);
 		find_unresolved_deltas(base_obj);
@@ -881,7 +887,7 @@ static void final(const char *final_pack_name, const char *curr_pack_name,
 		fsync_or_die(output_fd, curr_pack_name);
 		err = close(output_fd);
 		if (err)
-			die_errno("error while closing pack file");
+			die_errno(_("error while closing pack file"));
 	}
 
 	if (keep_msg) {
@@ -894,7 +900,7 @@ static void final(const char *final_pack_name, const char *curr_pack_name,
 
 		if (keep_fd < 0) {
 			if (errno != EEXIST)
-				die_errno("cannot write keep file '%s'",
+				die_errno(_("cannot write keep file '%s'"),
 					  keep_name);
 		} else {
 			if (keep_msg_len > 0) {
@@ -902,7 +908,7 @@ static void final(const char *final_pack_name, const char *curr_pack_name,
 				write_or_die(keep_fd, "\n", 1);
 			}
 			if (close(keep_fd) != 0)
-				die_errno("cannot close written keep file '%s'",
+				die_errno(_("cannot close written keep file '%s'"),
 				    keep_name);
 			report = "keep";
 		}
@@ -915,7 +921,7 @@ static void final(const char *final_pack_name, const char *curr_pack_name,
 			final_pack_name = name;
 		}
 		if (move_temp_to_file(curr_pack_name, final_pack_name))
-			die("cannot store pack file");
+			die(_("cannot store pack file"));
 	} else if (from_stdin)
 		chmod(final_pack_name, 0444);
 
@@ -926,7 +932,7 @@ static void final(const char *final_pack_name, const char *curr_pack_name,
 			final_index_name = name;
 		}
 		if (move_temp_to_file(curr_index_name, final_index_name))
-			die("cannot store index file");
+			die(_("cannot store index file"));
 	} else
 		chmod(final_index_name, 0444);
 
@@ -1015,9 +1021,9 @@ static void read_idx_option(struct pack_idx_option *opts, const char *pack_name)
 	struct packed_git *p = add_packed_git(pack_name, strlen(pack_name), 1);
 
 	if (!p)
-		die("Cannot open existing pack file '%s'", pack_name);
+		die(_("Cannot open existing pack file '%s'"), pack_name);
 	if (open_pack_index(p))
-		die("Cannot open existing pack idx file for '%s'", pack_name);
+		die(_("Cannot open existing pack idx file for '%s'"), pack_name);
 
 	/* Read the attributes from the existing idx file */
 	opts->version = p->index_version;
@@ -1064,15 +1070,18 @@ static void show_pack_info(int stat_only)
 	}
 
 	if (baseobjects)
-		printf("non delta: %d object%s\n",
-		       baseobjects, baseobjects > 1 ? "s" : "");
+		printf_ln(Q_("non delta: %d object",
+			     "non delta: %d objects",
+			     baseobjects),
+			  baseobjects);
 	for (i = 0; i < deepest_delta; i++) {
 		if (!chain_histogram[i])
 			continue;
-		printf("chain length = %d: %lu object%s\n",
-		       i + 1,
-		       chain_histogram[i],
-		       chain_histogram[i] > 1 ? "s" : "");
+		printf_ln(Q_("chain length = %d: %lu object",
+			     "chain length = %d: %lu objects",
+			     chain_histogram[i]),
+			  i + 1,
+			  chain_histogram[i]);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1095,7 +1104,7 @@ int cmd_index_pack(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	reset_pack_idx_option(&opts);
 	git_config(git_index_pack_config, &opts);
 	if (prefix && chdir(prefix))
-		die("Cannot come back to cwd");
+		die(_("Cannot come back to cwd"));
 
 	for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
 		const char *arg = argv[i];
@@ -1128,10 +1137,10 @@ int cmd_index_pack(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 				hdr->hdr_signature = htonl(PACK_SIGNATURE);
 				hdr->hdr_version = htonl(strtoul(arg + 14, &c, 10));
 				if (*c != ',')
-					die("bad %s", arg);
+					die(_("bad %s"), arg);
 				hdr->hdr_entries = htonl(strtoul(c + 1, &c, 10));
 				if (*c)
-					die("bad %s", arg);
+					die(_("bad %s"), arg);
 				input_len = sizeof(*hdr);
 			} else if (!strcmp(arg, "-v")) {
 				verbose = 1;
@@ -1143,11 +1152,11 @@ int cmd_index_pack(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 				char *c;
 				opts.version = strtoul(arg + 16, &c, 10);
 				if (opts.version > 2)
-					die("bad %s", arg);
+					die(_("bad %s"), arg);
 				if (*c == ',')
 					opts.off32_limit = strtoul(c+1, &c, 0);
 				if (*c || opts.off32_limit & 0x80000000)
-					die("bad %s", arg);
+					die(_("bad %s"), arg);
 			} else
 				usage(index_pack_usage);
 			continue;
@@ -1161,11 +1170,11 @@ int cmd_index_pack(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	if (!pack_name && !from_stdin)
 		usage(index_pack_usage);
 	if (fix_thin_pack && !from_stdin)
-		die("--fix-thin cannot be used without --stdin");
+		die(_("--fix-thin cannot be used without --stdin"));
 	if (!index_name && pack_name) {
 		int len = strlen(pack_name);
 		if (!has_extension(pack_name, ".pack"))
-			die("packfile name '%s' does not end with '.pack'",
+			die(_("packfile name '%s' does not end with '.pack'"),
 			    pack_name);
 		index_name_buf = xmalloc(len);
 		memcpy(index_name_buf, pack_name, len - 5);
@@ -1175,7 +1184,7 @@ int cmd_index_pack(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	if (keep_msg && !keep_name && pack_name) {
 		int len = strlen(pack_name);
 		if (!has_extension(pack_name, ".pack"))
-			die("packfile name '%s' does not end with '.pack'",
+			die(_("packfile name '%s' does not end with '.pack'"),
 			    pack_name);
 		keep_name_buf = xmalloc(len);
 		memcpy(keep_name_buf, pack_name, len - 5);
@@ -1184,7 +1193,7 @@ int cmd_index_pack(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	}
 	if (verify) {
 		if (!index_name)
-			die("--verify with no packfile name given");
+			die(_("--verify with no packfile name given"));
 		read_idx_option(&opts, index_name);
 		opts.flags |= WRITE_IDX_VERIFY | WRITE_IDX_STRICT;
 	}
@@ -1208,7 +1217,7 @@ int cmd_index_pack(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			int nr_unresolved = nr_deltas - nr_resolved_deltas;
 			int nr_objects_initial = nr_objects;
 			if (nr_unresolved <= 0)
-				die("confusion beyond insanity");
+				die(_("confusion beyond insanity"));
 			objects = xrealloc(objects,
 					   (nr_objects + nr_unresolved + 1)
 					   * sizeof(*objects));
@@ -1227,7 +1236,9 @@ int cmd_index_pack(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 				    "(disk corruption?)", curr_pack);
 		}
 		if (nr_deltas != nr_resolved_deltas)
-			die("pack has %d unresolved deltas",
+			die(Q_("pack has %d unresolved delta",
+			       "pack has %d unresolved deltas",
+			       nr_deltas - nr_resolved_deltas),
 			    nr_deltas - nr_resolved_deltas);
 	}
 	free(deltas);
diff --git a/builtin/remote.c b/builtin/remote.c
index b5645fe0a..0f0c594b2 100644
--- a/builtin/remote.c
+++ b/builtin/remote.c
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ static int fetch_remote(const char *name)
 		argv[1] = "-v";
 		argv[2] = name;
 	}
-	printf("Updating %s\n", name);
+	printf_ln(_("Updating %s"), name);
 	if (run_command_v_opt(argv, RUN_GIT_CMD))
-		return error("Could not fetch %s", name);
+		return error(_("Could not fetch %s"), name);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ static int add_branch(const char *key, const char *branchname,
 }
 
 static const char mirror_advice[] =
-"--mirror is dangerous and deprecated; please\n"
-"\t use --mirror=fetch or --mirror=push instead";
+N_("--mirror is dangerous and deprecated; please\n"
+   "\t use --mirror=fetch or --mirror=push instead");
 
 static int parse_mirror_opt(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int not)
 {
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ static int parse_mirror_opt(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int not)
 	if (not)
 		*mirror = MIRROR_NONE;
 	else if (!arg) {
-		warning("%s", mirror_advice);
+		warning("%s", _(mirror_advice));
 		*mirror = MIRROR_BOTH;
 	}
 	else if (!strcmp(arg, "fetch"))
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static int parse_mirror_opt(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int not)
 	else if (!strcmp(arg, "push"))
 		*mirror = MIRROR_PUSH;
 	else
-		return error("unknown mirror argument: %s", arg);
+		return error(_("unknown mirror argument: %s"), arg);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -182,9 +182,9 @@ static int add(int argc, const char **argv)
 		usage_with_options(builtin_remote_add_usage, options);
 
 	if (mirror && master)
-		die("specifying a master branch makes no sense with --mirror");
+		die(_("specifying a master branch makes no sense with --mirror"));
 	if (mirror && !(mirror & MIRROR_FETCH) && track.nr)
-		die("specifying branches to track makes sense only with fetch mirrors");
+		die(_("specifying branches to track makes sense only with fetch mirrors"));
 
 	name = argv[0];
 	url = argv[1];
@@ -192,11 +192,11 @@ static int add(int argc, const char **argv)
 	remote = remote_get(name);
 	if (remote && (remote->url_nr > 1 || strcmp(name, remote->url[0]) ||
 			remote->fetch_refspec_nr))
-		die("remote %s already exists.", name);
+		die(_("remote %s already exists."), name);
 
 	strbuf_addf(&buf2, "refs/heads/test:refs/remotes/%s/test", name);
 	if (!valid_fetch_refspec(buf2.buf))
-		die("'%s' is not a valid remote name", name);
+		die(_("'%s' is not a valid remote name"), name);
 
 	strbuf_addf(&buf, "remote.%s.url", name);
 	if (git_config_set(buf.buf, url))
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ static int add(int argc, const char **argv)
 		strbuf_addf(&buf2, "refs/remotes/%s/%s", name, master);
 
 		if (create_symref(buf.buf, buf2.buf, "remote add"))
-			return error("Could not setup master '%s'", master);
+			return error(_("Could not setup master '%s'"), master);
 	}
 
 	strbuf_release(&buf);
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ static int config_read_branches(const char *key, const char *value, void *cb)
 		info = item->util;
 		if (type == REMOTE) {
 			if (info->remote_name)
-				warning("more than one %s", orig_key);
+				warning(_("more than one %s"), orig_key);
 			info->remote_name = xstrdup(value);
 		} else if (type == MERGE) {
 			char *space = strchr(value, ' ');
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ static int get_ref_states(const struct ref *remote_refs, struct ref_states *stat
 
 	for (i = 0; i < states->remote->fetch_refspec_nr; i++)
 		if (get_fetch_map(remote_refs, states->remote->fetch + i, &tail, 1))
-			die("Could not get fetch map for refspec %s",
+			die(_("Could not get fetch map for refspec %s"),
 				states->remote->fetch_refspec[i]);
 
 	states->new.strdup_strings = 1;
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ static int get_push_ref_states_noquery(struct ref_states *states)
 
 	states->push.strdup_strings = 1;
 	if (!remote->push_refspec_nr) {
-		item = string_list_append(&states->push, "(matching)");
+		item = string_list_append(&states->push, _("(matching)"));
 		info = item->util = xcalloc(sizeof(struct push_info), 1);
 		info->status = PUSH_STATUS_NOTQUERIED;
 		info->dest = xstrdup(item->string);
@@ -445,11 +445,11 @@ static int get_push_ref_states_noquery(struct ref_states *states)
 	for (i = 0; i < remote->push_refspec_nr; i++) {
 		struct refspec *spec = remote->push + i;
 		if (spec->matching)
-			item = string_list_append(&states->push, "(matching)");
+			item = string_list_append(&states->push, _("(matching)"));
 		else if (strlen(spec->src))
 			item = string_list_append(&states->push, spec->src);
 		else
-			item = string_list_append(&states->push, "(delete)");
+			item = string_list_append(&states->push, _("(delete)"));
 
 		info = item->util = xcalloc(sizeof(struct push_info), 1);
 		info->forced = spec->force;
@@ -592,19 +592,19 @@ static int migrate_file(struct remote *remote)
 	strbuf_addf(&buf, "remote.%s.url", remote->name);
 	for (i = 0; i < remote->url_nr; i++)
 		if (git_config_set_multivar(buf.buf, remote->url[i], "^$", 0))
-			return error("Could not append '%s' to '%s'",
+			return error(_("Could not append '%s' to '%s'"),
 					remote->url[i], buf.buf);
 	strbuf_reset(&buf);
 	strbuf_addf(&buf, "remote.%s.push", remote->name);
 	for (i = 0; i < remote->push_refspec_nr; i++)
 		if (git_config_set_multivar(buf.buf, remote->push_refspec[i], "^$", 0))
-			return error("Could not append '%s' to '%s'",
+			return error(_("Could not append '%s' to '%s'"),
 					remote->push_refspec[i], buf.buf);
 	strbuf_reset(&buf);
 	strbuf_addf(&buf, "remote.%s.fetch", remote->name);
 	for (i = 0; i < remote->fetch_refspec_nr; i++)
 		if (git_config_set_multivar(buf.buf, remote->fetch_refspec[i], "^$", 0))
-			return error("Could not append '%s' to '%s'",
+			return error(_("Could not append '%s' to '%s'"),
 					remote->fetch_refspec[i], buf.buf);
 	if (remote->origin == REMOTE_REMOTES)
 		path = git_path("remotes/%s", remote->name);
@@ -636,30 +636,30 @@ static int mv(int argc, const char **argv)
 
 	oldremote = remote_get(rename.old);
 	if (!oldremote)
-		die("No such remote: %s", rename.old);
+		die(_("No such remote: %s"), rename.old);
 
 	if (!strcmp(rename.old, rename.new) && oldremote->origin != REMOTE_CONFIG)
 		return migrate_file(oldremote);
 
 	newremote = remote_get(rename.new);
 	if (newremote && (newremote->url_nr > 1 || newremote->fetch_refspec_nr))
-		die("remote %s already exists.", rename.new);
+		die(_("remote %s already exists."), rename.new);
 
 	strbuf_addf(&buf, "refs/heads/test:refs/remotes/%s/test", rename.new);
 	if (!valid_fetch_refspec(buf.buf))
-		die("'%s' is not a valid remote name", rename.new);
+		die(_("'%s' is not a valid remote name"), rename.new);
 
 	strbuf_reset(&buf);
 	strbuf_addf(&buf, "remote.%s", rename.old);
 	strbuf_addf(&buf2, "remote.%s", rename.new);
 	if (git_config_rename_section(buf.buf, buf2.buf) < 1)
-		return error("Could not rename config section '%s' to '%s'",
+		return error(_("Could not rename config section '%s' to '%s'"),
 				buf.buf, buf2.buf);
 
 	strbuf_reset(&buf);
 	strbuf_addf(&buf, "remote.%s.fetch", rename.new);
 	if (git_config_set_multivar(buf.buf, NULL, NULL, 1))
-		return error("Could not remove config section '%s'", buf.buf);
+		return error(_("Could not remove config section '%s'"), buf.buf);
 	strbuf_addf(&old_remote_context, ":refs/remotes/%s/", rename.old);
 	for (i = 0; i < oldremote->fetch_refspec_nr; i++) {
 		char *ptr;
@@ -674,13 +674,13 @@ static int mv(int argc, const char **argv)
 				      strlen(rename.old), rename.new,
 				      strlen(rename.new));
 		} else
-			warning("Not updating non-default fetch respec\n"
-				"\t%s\n"
-				"\tPlease update the configuration manually if necessary.",
+			warning(_("Not updating non-default fetch respec\n"
+				  "\t%s\n"
+				  "\tPlease update the configuration manually if necessary."),
 				buf2.buf);
 
 		if (git_config_set_multivar(buf.buf, buf2.buf, "^$", 0))
-			return error("Could not append '%s'", buf.buf);
+			return error(_("Could not append '%s'"), buf.buf);
 	}
 
 	read_branches();
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ static int mv(int argc, const char **argv)
 			strbuf_reset(&buf);
 			strbuf_addf(&buf, "branch.%s.remote", item->string);
 			if (git_config_set(buf.buf, rename.new)) {
-				return error("Could not set '%s'", buf.buf);
+				return error(_("Could not set '%s'"), buf.buf);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ static int mv(int argc, const char **argv)
 		if (!(flag & REF_ISSYMREF))
 			continue;
 		if (delete_ref(item->string, NULL, REF_NODEREF))
-			die("deleting '%s' failed", item->string);
+			die(_("deleting '%s' failed"), item->string);
 	}
 	for (i = 0; i < remote_branches.nr; i++) {
 		struct string_list_item *item = remote_branches.items + i;
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ static int mv(int argc, const char **argv)
 		strbuf_addf(&buf2, "remote: renamed %s to %s",
 				item->string, buf.buf);
 		if (rename_ref(item->string, buf.buf, buf2.buf))
-			die("renaming '%s' failed", item->string);
+			die(_("renaming '%s' failed"), item->string);
 	}
 	for (i = 0; i < remote_branches.nr; i++) {
 		struct string_list_item *item = remote_branches.items + i;
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ static int mv(int argc, const char **argv)
 		strbuf_addf(&buf3, "remote: renamed %s to %s",
 				item->string, buf.buf);
 		if (create_symref(buf.buf, buf2.buf, buf3.buf))
-			die("creating '%s' failed", buf.buf);
+			die(_("creating '%s' failed"), buf.buf);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ static int remove_branches(struct string_list *branches)
 		unsigned char *sha1 = item->util;
 
 		if (delete_ref(refname, sha1, 0))
-			result |= error("Could not remove branch %s", refname);
+			result |= error(_("Could not remove branch %s"), refname);
 	}
 	return result;
 }
@@ -789,14 +789,14 @@ static int rm(int argc, const char **argv)
 
 	remote = remote_get(argv[1]);
 	if (!remote)
-		die("No such remote: %s", argv[1]);
+		die(_("No such remote: %s"), argv[1]);
 
 	known_remotes.to_delete = remote;
 	for_each_remote(add_known_remote, &known_remotes);
 
 	strbuf_addf(&buf, "remote.%s", remote->name);
 	if (git_config_rename_section(buf.buf, NULL) < 1)
-		return error("Could not remove config section '%s'", buf.buf);
+		return error(_("Could not remove config section '%s'"), buf.buf);
 
 	read_branches();
 	for (i = 0; i < branch_list.nr; i++) {
@@ -830,11 +830,12 @@ static int rm(int argc, const char **argv)
 	string_list_clear(&branches, 1);
 
 	if (skipped.nr) {
-		fprintf(stderr, skipped.nr == 1 ?
-			"Note: A branch outside the refs/remotes/ hierarchy was not removed;\n"
-			"to delete it, use:\n" :
-			"Note: Some branches outside the refs/remotes/ hierarchy were not removed;\n"
-			"to delete them, use:\n");
+		fprintf_ln(stderr,
+			   Q_("Note: A branch outside the refs/remotes/ hierarchy was not removed;\n"
+			      "to delete it, use:",
+			      "Note: Some branches outside the refs/remotes/ hierarchy were not removed;\n"
+			      "to delete them, use:",
+			      skipped.nr));
 		for (i = 0; i < skipped.nr; i++)
 			fprintf(stderr, "  git branch -d %s\n",
 				skipped.items[i].string);
@@ -886,7 +887,7 @@ static int get_remote_ref_states(const char *name,
 
 	states->remote = remote_get(name);
 	if (!states->remote)
-		return error("No such remote: %s", name);
+		return error(_("No such remote: %s"), name);
 
 	read_branches();
 
@@ -939,14 +940,14 @@ static int show_remote_info_item(struct string_list_item *item, void *cb_data)
 		const char *fmt = "%s";
 		const char *arg = "";
 		if (string_list_has_string(&states->new, name)) {
-			fmt = " new (next fetch will store in remotes/%s)";
+			fmt = _(" new (next fetch will store in remotes/%s)");
 			arg = states->remote->name;
 		} else if (string_list_has_string(&states->tracked, name))
-			arg = " tracked";
+			arg = _(" tracked");
 		else if (string_list_has_string(&states->stale, name))
-			arg = " stale (use 'git remote prune' to remove)";
+			arg = _(" stale (use 'git remote prune' to remove)");
 		else
-			arg = " ???";
+			arg = _(" ???");
 		printf("    %-*s", info->width, name);
 		printf(fmt, arg);
 		printf("\n");
@@ -987,21 +988,21 @@ static int show_local_info_item(struct string_list_item *item, void *cb_data)
 	int i;
 
 	if (branch_info->rebase && branch_info->merge.nr > 1) {
-		error("invalid branch.%s.merge; cannot rebase onto > 1 branch",
+		error(_("invalid branch.%s.merge; cannot rebase onto > 1 branch"),
 			item->string);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
 	printf("    %-*s ", show_info->width, item->string);
 	if (branch_info->rebase) {
-		printf("rebases onto remote %s\n", merge->items[0].string);
+		printf_ln(_("rebases onto remote %s"), merge->items[0].string);
 		return 0;
 	} else if (show_info->any_rebase) {
-		printf(" merges with remote %s\n", merge->items[0].string);
-		also = "    and with remote";
+		printf_ln(_(" merges with remote %s"), merge->items[0].string);
+		also = _("    and with remote");
 	} else {
-		printf("merges with remote %s\n", merge->items[0].string);
-		also = "   and with remote";
+		printf_ln(_("merges with remote %s"), merge->items[0].string);
+		also = _("   and with remote");
 	}
 	for (i = 1; i < merge->nr; i++)
 		printf("    %-*s %s %s\n", show_info->width, "", also,
@@ -1043,36 +1044,43 @@ static int show_push_info_item(struct string_list_item *item, void *cb_data)
 {
 	struct show_info *show_info = cb_data;
 	struct push_info *push_info = item->util;
-	char *src = item->string, *status = NULL;
+	const char *src = item->string, *status = NULL;
 
 	switch (push_info->status) {
 	case PUSH_STATUS_CREATE:
-		status = "create";
+		status = _("create");
 		break;
 	case PUSH_STATUS_DELETE:
-		status = "delete";
-		src = "(none)";
+		status = _("delete");
+		src = _("(none)");
 		break;
 	case PUSH_STATUS_UPTODATE:
-		status = "up to date";
+		status = _("up to date");
 		break;
 	case PUSH_STATUS_FASTFORWARD:
-		status = "fast-forwardable";
+		status = _("fast-forwardable");
 		break;
 	case PUSH_STATUS_OUTOFDATE:
-		status = "local out of date";
+		status = _("local out of date");
 		break;
 	case PUSH_STATUS_NOTQUERIED:
 		break;
 	}
-	if (status)
-		printf("    %-*s %s to %-*s (%s)\n", show_info->width, src,
-			push_info->forced ? "forces" : "pushes",
-			show_info->width2, push_info->dest, status);
-	else
-		printf("    %-*s %s to %s\n", show_info->width, src,
-			push_info->forced ? "forces" : "pushes",
-			push_info->dest);
+	if (status) {
+		if (push_info->forced)
+			printf_ln(_("    %-*s forces to %-*s (%s)"), show_info->width, src,
+			       show_info->width2, push_info->dest, status);
+		else
+			printf_ln(_("    %-*s pushes to %-*s (%s)"), show_info->width, src,
+			       show_info->width2, push_info->dest, status);
+	} else {
+		if (push_info->forced)
+			printf_ln(_("    %-*s forces to %s"), show_info->width, src,
+			       push_info->dest);
+		else
+			printf_ln(_("    %-*s pushes to %s"), show_info->width, src,
+			       push_info->dest);
+	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1107,9 +1115,9 @@ static int show(int argc, const char **argv)
 
 		get_remote_ref_states(*argv, &states, query_flag);
 
-		printf("* remote %s\n", *argv);
-		printf("  Fetch URL: %s\n", states.remote->url_nr > 0 ?
-			states.remote->url[0] : "(no URL)");
+		printf_ln(_("* remote %s"), *argv);
+		printf_ln(_("  Fetch URL: %s"), states.remote->url_nr > 0 ?
+		       states.remote->url[0] : _("(no URL)"));
 		if (states.remote->pushurl_nr) {
 			url = states.remote->pushurl;
 			url_nr = states.remote->pushurl_nr;
@@ -1118,18 +1126,18 @@ static int show(int argc, const char **argv)
 			url_nr = states.remote->url_nr;
 		}
 		for (i = 0; i < url_nr; i++)
-			printf("  Push  URL: %s\n", url[i]);
+			printf_ln(_("  Push  URL: %s"), url[i]);
 		if (!i)
-			printf("  Push  URL: %s\n", "(no URL)");
+			printf_ln(_("  Push  URL: %s"), "(no URL)");
 		if (no_query)
-			printf("  HEAD branch: (not queried)\n");
+			printf_ln(_("  HEAD branch: %s"), "(not queried)");
 		else if (!states.heads.nr)
-			printf("  HEAD branch: (unknown)\n");
+			printf_ln(_("  HEAD branch: %s"), "(unknown)");
 		else if (states.heads.nr == 1)
-			printf("  HEAD branch: %s\n", states.heads.items[0].string);
+			printf_ln(_("  HEAD branch: %s"), states.heads.items[0].string);
 		else {
-			printf("  HEAD branch (remote HEAD is ambiguous,"
-			       " may be one of the following):\n");
+			printf(_("  HEAD branch (remote HEAD is ambiguous,"
+				 " may be one of the following):\n"));
 			for (i = 0; i < states.heads.nr; i++)
 				printf("    %s\n", states.heads.items[i].string);
 		}
@@ -1140,9 +1148,10 @@ static int show(int argc, const char **argv)
 		for_each_string_list(&states.tracked, add_remote_to_show_info, &info);
 		for_each_string_list(&states.stale, add_remote_to_show_info, &info);
 		if (info.list->nr)
-			printf("  Remote branch%s:%s\n",
-			       info.list->nr > 1 ? "es" : "",
-				no_query ? " (status not queried)" : "");
+			printf_ln(Q_("  Remote branch:%s",
+				     "  Remote branches:%s",
+				     info.list->nr),
+				  no_query ? _(" (status not queried)") : "");
 		for_each_string_list(info.list, show_remote_info_item, &info);
 		string_list_clear(info.list, 0);
 
@@ -1151,23 +1160,25 @@ static int show(int argc, const char **argv)
 		info.any_rebase = 0;
 		for_each_string_list(&branch_list, add_local_to_show_info, &info);
 		if (info.list->nr)
-			printf("  Local branch%s configured for 'git pull':\n",
-			       info.list->nr > 1 ? "es" : "");
+			printf_ln(Q_("  Local branch configured for 'git pull':",
+				     "  Local branches configured for 'git pull':",
+				     info.list->nr));
 		for_each_string_list(info.list, show_local_info_item, &info);
 		string_list_clear(info.list, 0);
 
 		/* git push info */
 		if (states.remote->mirror)
-			printf("  Local refs will be mirrored by 'git push'\n");
+			printf_ln(_("  Local refs will be mirrored by 'git push'"));
 
 		info.width = info.width2 = 0;
 		for_each_string_list(&states.push, add_push_to_show_info, &info);
 		qsort(info.list->items, info.list->nr,
 			sizeof(*info.list->items), cmp_string_with_push);
 		if (info.list->nr)
-			printf("  Local ref%s configured for 'git push'%s:\n",
-				info.list->nr > 1 ? "s" : "",
-				no_query ? " (status not queried)" : "");
+			printf_ln(Q_("  Local ref configured for 'git push'%s:",
+				     "  Local refs configured for 'git push'%s:",
+				     info.list->nr),
+				  no_query ? _(" (status not queried)") : "");
 		for_each_string_list(info.list, show_push_info_item, &info);
 		string_list_clear(info.list, 0);
 
@@ -1202,10 +1213,10 @@ static int set_head(int argc, const char **argv)
 		memset(&states, 0, sizeof(states));
 		get_remote_ref_states(argv[0], &states, GET_HEAD_NAMES);
 		if (!states.heads.nr)
-			result |= error("Cannot determine remote HEAD");
+			result |= error(_("Cannot determine remote HEAD"));
 		else if (states.heads.nr > 1) {
-			result |= error("Multiple remote HEAD branches. "
-					"Please choose one explicitly with:");
+			result |= error(_("Multiple remote HEAD branches. "
+					  "Please choose one explicitly with:"));
 			for (i = 0; i < states.heads.nr; i++)
 				fprintf(stderr, "  git remote set-head %s %s\n",
 					argv[0], states.heads.items[i].string);
@@ -1214,7 +1225,7 @@ static int set_head(int argc, const char **argv)
 		free_remote_ref_states(&states);
 	} else if (opt_d && !opt_a && argc == 1) {
 		if (delete_ref(buf.buf, NULL, REF_NODEREF))
-			result |= error("Could not delete %s", buf.buf);
+			result |= error(_("Could not delete %s"), buf.buf);
 	} else
 		usage_with_options(builtin_remote_sethead_usage, options);
 
@@ -1222,9 +1233,9 @@ static int set_head(int argc, const char **argv)
 		strbuf_addf(&buf2, "refs/remotes/%s/%s", argv[0], head_name);
 		/* make sure it's valid */
 		if (!ref_exists(buf2.buf))
-			result |= error("Not a valid ref: %s", buf2.buf);
+			result |= error(_("Not a valid ref: %s"), buf2.buf);
 		else if (create_symref(buf.buf, buf2.buf, "remote set-head"))
-			result |= error("Could not setup %s", buf.buf);
+			result |= error(_("Could not setup %s"), buf.buf);
 		if (opt_a)
 			printf("%s/HEAD set to %s\n", argv[0], head_name);
 		free(head_name);
@@ -1260,18 +1271,18 @@ static int prune_remote(const char *remote, int dry_run)
 	int result = 0, i;
 	struct ref_states states;
 	const char *dangling_msg = dry_run
-		? " %s will become dangling!\n"
-		: " %s has become dangling!\n";
+		? _(" %s will become dangling!")
+		: _(" %s has become dangling!");
 
 	memset(&states, 0, sizeof(states));
 	get_remote_ref_states(remote, &states, GET_REF_STATES);
 
 	if (states.stale.nr) {
-		printf("Pruning %s\n", remote);
-		printf("URL: %s\n",
+		printf_ln(_("Pruning %s"), remote);
+		printf_ln(_("URL: %s"),
 		       states.remote->url_nr
 		       ? states.remote->url[0]
-		       : "(no URL)");
+		       : _("(no URL)"));
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < states.stale.nr; i++) {
@@ -1280,8 +1291,12 @@ static int prune_remote(const char *remote, int dry_run)
 		if (!dry_run)
 			result |= delete_ref(refname, NULL, 0);
 
-		printf(" * [%s] %s\n", dry_run ? "would prune" : "pruned",
-		       abbrev_ref(refname, "refs/remotes/"));
+		if (dry_run)
+			printf_ln(_(" * [would prune] %s"),
+			       abbrev_ref(refname, "refs/remotes/"));
+		else
+			printf_ln(_(" * [pruned] %s"),
+			       abbrev_ref(refname, "refs/remotes/"));
 		warn_dangling_symref(stdout, dangling_msg, refname);
 	}
 
@@ -1369,7 +1384,7 @@ static int set_remote_branches(const char *remotename, const char **branches,
 	strbuf_addf(&key, "remote.%s.fetch", remotename);
 
 	if (!remote_is_configured(remotename))
-		die("No such remote '%s'", remotename);
+		die(_("No such remote '%s'"), remotename);
 	remote = remote_get(remotename);
 
 	if (!add_mode && remove_all_fetch_refspecs(remotename, key.buf)) {
@@ -1396,7 +1411,7 @@ static int set_branches(int argc, const char **argv)
 	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, NULL, options,
 			     builtin_remote_setbranches_usage, 0);
 	if (argc == 0) {
-		error("no remote specified");
+		error(_("no remote specified"));
 		usage_with_options(builtin_remote_setbranches_usage, options);
 	}
 	argv[argc] = NULL;
@@ -1429,7 +1444,7 @@ static int set_url(int argc, const char **argv)
 			     PARSE_OPT_KEEP_ARGV0);
 
 	if (add_mode && delete_mode)
-		die("--add --delete doesn't make sense");
+		die(_("--add --delete doesn't make sense"));
 
 	if (argc < 3 || argc > 4 || ((add_mode || delete_mode) && argc != 3))
 		usage_with_options(builtin_remote_seturl_usage, options);
@@ -1443,7 +1458,7 @@ static int set_url(int argc, const char **argv)
 		oldurl = newurl;
 
 	if (!remote_is_configured(remotename))
-		die("No such remote '%s'", remotename);
+		die(_("No such remote '%s'"), remotename);
 	remote = remote_get(remotename);
 
 	if (push_mode) {
@@ -1469,7 +1484,7 @@ static int set_url(int argc, const char **argv)
 
 	/* Old URL specified. Demand that one matches. */
 	if (regcomp(&old_regex, oldurl, REG_EXTENDED))
-		die("Invalid old URL pattern: %s", oldurl);
+		die(_("Invalid old URL pattern: %s"), oldurl);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < urlset_nr; i++)
 		if (!regexec(&old_regex, urlset[i], 0, NULL, 0))
@@ -1477,9 +1492,9 @@ static int set_url(int argc, const char **argv)
 		else
 			negative_matches++;
 	if (!delete_mode && !matches)
-		die("No such URL found: %s", oldurl);
+		die(_("No such URL found: %s"), oldurl);
 	if (delete_mode && !negative_matches && !push_mode)
-		die("Will not delete all non-push URLs");
+		die(_("Will not delete all non-push URLs"));
 
 	regfree(&old_regex);
 
@@ -1580,7 +1595,7 @@ int cmd_remote(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	else if (!strcmp(argv[0], "update"))
 		result = update(argc, argv);
 	else {
-		error("Unknown subcommand: %s", argv[0]);
+		error(_("Unknown subcommand: %s"), argv[0]);
 		usage_with_options(builtin_remote_usage, options);
 	}