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msgen − create English message catalog
msgen [OPTION] INPUTFILE
Creates an English translation catalog. The input file is the last created English PO file, or a PO Template file (generally created by xgettext). Untranslated entries are assigned a translation that is identical to the msgid.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
Input file
location:
INPUTFILE
input PO or POT file
−D, −−directory=DIRECTORY
add DIRECTORY to list for input files search
If input file is -, standard input is read.
Output file
location:
−o,
−−output−file=FILE
write output to specified file
The results are written to standard output if no output file is specified or if it is -.
Input file
syntax:
−P,
−−properties−input
input file is in Java .properties syntax
−−stringtable−input
input file is in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax
Output
details:
−e, −−no−escape
do not use C escapes in output (default)
−E, −−escape
use C escapes in output, no extended chars
−−force−po
write PO file even if empty
−i, −−indent
indented output style
−−no−location
suppress ’#: filename:line’ lines
−−add−location
preserve ’#: filename:line’ lines (default)
−−strict
strict Uniforum output style
−p, −−properties−output
write out a Java .properties file
−−stringtable−output
write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings file
−w, −−width=NUMBER
set output page width
−−no−wrap
do not break long message lines, longer than the output page width, into several lines
−s, −−sort−output
generate sorted output
−F, −−sort−by−file
sort output by file location
Informative
output:
−h, −−help
display this help and exit
−V, −−version
output version information and exit
Written by Bruno Haible.
Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>.
Copyright
© 2001-2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying
conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
The full documentation for msgen is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and msgen programs are properly installed at your site, the command
info msgen
should give you access to the complete manual.
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