diff --git a/t/t0200/test.c b/t/t0200/test.c
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+++ b/t/t0200/test.c
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+/* This is a phony C program that's only here to test xgettext message extraction */
+
+const char help[] =
+ /* TRANSLATORS: This is a test. You don't need to translate it. */
+ N_("See 'git help COMMAND' for more information on a specific command.");
+
+int main(void)
+{
+ /* TRANSLATORS: This is a test. You don't need to translate it. */
+ puts(_("TEST: A C test string"));
+
+ /* TRANSLATORS: This is a test. You don't need to translate it. */
+ printf(_("TEST: A C test string %s"), "variable");
+
+ /* TRANSLATORS: This is a test. You don't need to translate it. */
+ printf(_("TEST: Hello World!"));
+
+ /* TRANSLATORS: This is a test. You don't need to translate it. */
+ printf(_("TEST: Old English Runes"));
+
+ /* TRANSLATORS: This is a test. You don't need to translate it. */
+ printf(_("TEST: ‘single’ and “double” quotes"));
+}