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xgettext − extract gettext strings from source
xgettext [OPTION] [INPUTFILE]...
Extract translatable strings from given input files.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too. Similarly for optional arguments.
Input file
location:
INPUTFILE ...
input files
−f, −−files−from=FILE
get list of input files from FILE
−D, −−directory=DIRECTORY
add DIRECTORY to list for input files search
If input file is -, standard input is read.
Output file
location:
−d,
−−default−domain=NAME
use NAME.po for output (instead of messages.po)
−o, −−output=FILE
write output to specified file
−p, −−output−dir=DIR
output files will be placed in directory DIR
If output file is -, output is written to standard output.
Choice of
input file language:
−L, −−language=NAME
recognise the specified language (C, C++, ObjectiveC, PO, Shell, Python, Lisp, EmacsLisp, librep, Scheme, Smalltalk, Java, JavaProperties, C#, awk, YCP, Tcl, Perl, PHP, GCC-source, NXStringTable, RST, Glade)
−C, −−c++
shorthand for −−language=C++
By default the language is guessed depending on the input file name extension.
Input file
interpretation:
−−from−code=NAME
encoding of input files (except for Python, Tcl, Glade)
By default the input files are assumed to be in ASCII.
Operation
mode:
−j, −−join−existing
join messages with existing file
−x, −−exclude−file=FILE.po
entries from FILE.po are not extracted
−c, −−add−comments[=TAG]
place comment block with TAG (or those preceding keyword lines) in output file
Language
specific options:
−a, −−extract−all
extract all strings (only languages C, C++, ObjectiveC, Shell, Python, Lisp, EmacsLisp, librep, Scheme, Java, C#, awk, Tcl, Perl, PHP, GCC-source, Glade)
−k, −−keyword[=WORD]
additional keyword to be looked for (without WORD means not to use default keywords)
(only languages C, C++, ObjectiveC, Shell, Python, Lisp, EmacsLisp, librep, Scheme, Java, C#, awk, Tcl, Perl, PHP, GCC-source, Glade)
−−flag=WORD:ARG:FLAG
additional flag for strings inside the argument number ARG of keyword WORD
(only languages C, C++, ObjectiveC, Shell, Python, Lisp, EmacsLisp, librep, Scheme, Java, C#, awk, YCP, Tcl, Perl, PHP, GCC-source)
−T, −−trigraphs
understand ANSI C trigraphs for input (only languages C, C++, ObjectiveC)
−−qt |
recognize Qt format strings (only language C++) |
−−debug
more detailed formatstring recognition result
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
write the .po file using indented style
−−no−location
do not write ’#: filename:line’ lines
−n, −−add−location
generate ’#: filename:line’ lines (default)
−−strict
write out strict Uniforum conforming .po file
−−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
−−omit−header
don’t write header with ’msgid ""’ entry
−−copyright−holder=STRING
set copyright holder in output
−−foreign−user
omit FSF copyright in output for foreign user
−−msgid−bugs−address=EMAIL@ADDRESS
set report address for msgid bugs
−m, −−msgstr−prefix[=STRING]
use STRING or "" as prefix for msgstr entries
−M, −−msgstr−suffix[=STRING]
use STRING or "" as suffix for msgstr entries
Informative
output:
−h, −−help
display this help and exit
−V, −−version
output version information and exit
Written by Ulrich Drepper.
Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>.
Copyright
© 1995-1998, 2000-2005 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 xgettext is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and xgettext programs are properly installed at your site, the command
info xgettext
should give you access to the complete manual.
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