\fBpreparetips\fP is a script to extract the text from a tips file. It outputs the text so \fBxgettext\fP can add the tips to a PO file. PO files provide a human\-readable string format used for translations.
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\fBpreparetips\fP looks for \fIdata/tips\-en\fP as tips file.
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