diff --git a/src/bin/uudoc.rs b/src/bin/uudoc.rs
index a2395d3ae..64959bc12 100644
--- a/src/bin/uudoc.rs
+++ b/src/bin/uudoc.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ use zip::ZipArchive;
 
 use coreutils::validation;
 use uucore::Args;
+use uucore::locale::get_message;
 
 include!(concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/uutils_map.rs"));
 
@@ -246,6 +247,8 @@ fn main() -> io::Result<()> {
         }
     }
     let utils = util_map::<Box<dyn Iterator<Item = OsString>>>();
+    // Initialize localization for uucore common strings (used by tldr example attribution)
+    let _ = uucore::locale::setup_localization("uudoc");
     match std::fs::create_dir("docs/src/utils/") {
         Err(e) if e.kind() == io::ErrorKind::AlreadyExists => Ok(()),
         x => x,
@@ -693,15 +696,9 @@ fn format_examples(content: String, output_markdown: bool) -> Result<String, std
         }
     }
     writeln!(s)?;
-    writeln!(
-        s,
-        "> The examples are provided by the [tldr-pages project](https://tldr.sh) under the [CC BY 4.0 License](https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr/blob/main/LICENSE.md)."
-    )?;
+    writeln!(s, "> {}", get_message("uudoc-tldr-attribution"))?;
     writeln!(s, ">")?;
-    writeln!(
-        s,
-        "> Please note that, as uutils is a work in progress, some examples might fail."
-    )?;
+    writeln!(s, "> {}", get_message("uudoc-tldr-disclaimer"))?;
     Ok(s)
 }
 
diff --git a/src/uucore/locales/en-US.ftl b/src/uucore/locales/en-US.ftl
index 158962095..93a761577 100644
--- a/src/uucore/locales/en-US.ftl
+++ b/src/uucore/locales/en-US.ftl
@@ -80,3 +80,7 @@ checksum-failed-open-file = { $count ->
    *[other] { $count } listed files could not be read
 }
 checksum-error-algo-bad-format = { $file }: { $line }: improperly formatted { $algo } checksum line
+
+# uudoc tldr examples messages
+uudoc-tldr-attribution = The examples are provided by the [tldr-pages project](https://tldr.sh) under the [CC BY 4.0 License](https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr/blob/main/LICENSE.md).
+uudoc-tldr-disclaimer = Please note that, as uutils is a work in progress, some examples might fail.
diff --git a/src/uucore/locales/fr-FR.ftl b/src/uucore/locales/fr-FR.ftl
index e9ff4abe4..98a18fbce 100644
--- a/src/uucore/locales/fr-FR.ftl
+++ b/src/uucore/locales/fr-FR.ftl
@@ -74,3 +74,7 @@ checksum-failed-open-file = { $count ->
    *[other] { $count } fichiers passés n'ont pas pu être lu
 }
 checksum-error-algo-bad-format = { $file }: { $line }: ligne invalide pour { $algo }
+
+# Messages uudoc pour les exemples tldr
+uudoc-tldr-attribution = Les exemples sont fournis par le [projet tldr-pages](https://tldr.sh) sous la [licence CC BY 4.0](https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr/blob/main/LICENSE.md).
+uudoc-tldr-disclaimer = Veuillez noter que, uutils étant en cours de développement, certains exemples peuvent échouer.