2 @cindex @code{msgen} program, usage
4 msgen [@var{option}] @var{inputfile}
7 @cindex generate translation catalog in English
8 The @code{msgen} program creates an English translation catalog. The
9 input file is the last created English PO file, or a PO Template file
10 (generally created by xgettext). Untranslated entries are assigned a
11 translation that is identical to the msgid.
13 Note: @samp{msginit --no-translator --locale=en} performs a very similar
14 task. The main difference is that @code{msginit} cares specially about
15 the header entry, whereas @code{msgen} doesn't.
17 @subsection Input file location
23 @item -D @var{directory}
24 @itemx --directory=@var{directory}
25 @opindex -D@r{, @code{msgen} option}
26 @opindex --directory@r{, @code{msgen} option}
27 Add @var{directory} to the list of directories. Source files are
28 searched relative to this list of directories. The resulting @file{.po}
29 file will be written relative to the current directory, though.
33 If @var{inputfile} is @samp{-}, standard input is read.
35 @subsection Output file location
39 @itemx --output-file=@var{file}
40 @opindex -o@r{, @code{msgen} option}
41 @opindex --output-file@r{, @code{msgen} option}
42 Write output to specified file.
46 The results are written to standard output if no output file is specified
49 @subsection Input file syntax
53 @itemx --properties-input
54 @opindex -P@r{, @code{msgen} option}
55 @opindex --properties-input@r{, @code{msgen} option}
56 Assume the input file is a Java ResourceBundle in Java @code{.properties}
57 syntax, not in PO file syntax.
59 @item --stringtable-input
60 @opindex --stringtable-input@r{, @code{msgen} option}
61 Assume the input file is a NeXTstep/GNUstep localized resource file in
62 @code{.strings} syntax, not in PO file syntax.
66 @subsection Output details
68 @c --no-escape and --escape omitted on purpose. They are not useful.
72 @opindex --force-po@r{, @code{msgen} option}
73 Always write an output file even if it contains no message.
77 @opindex -i@r{, @code{msgen} option}
78 @opindex --indent@r{, @code{msgen} option}
79 Write the .po file using indented style.
82 @opindex --no-location@r{, @code{msgen} option}
83 Do not write @samp{#: @var{filename}:@var{line}} lines.
86 @opindex --add-location@r{, @code{msgen} option}
87 Generate @samp{#: @var{filename}:@var{line}} lines (default).
90 @opindex --strict@r{, @code{msgen} option}
91 Write out a strict Uniforum conforming PO file. Note that this
92 Uniforum format should be avoided because it doesn't support the
96 @itemx --properties-output
97 @opindex -p@r{, @code{msgen} option}
98 @opindex --properties-output@r{, @code{msgen} option}
99 Write out a Java ResourceBundle in Java @code{.properties} syntax. Note
100 that this file format doesn't support plural forms and silently drops
103 @item --stringtable-output
104 @opindex --stringtable-output@r{, @code{msgen} option}
105 Write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep localized resource file in @code{.strings} syntax.
106 Note that this file format doesn't support plural forms.
108 @item -w @var{number}
109 @itemx --width=@var{number}
110 @opindex -w@r{, @code{msgen} option}
111 @opindex --width@r{, @code{msgen} option}
112 Set the output page width. Long strings in the output files will be
113 split across multiple lines in order to ensure that each line's width
114 (= number of screen columns) is less or equal to the given @var{number}.
117 @opindex --no-wrap@r{, @code{msgen} option}
118 Do not break long message lines. Message lines whose width exceeds the
119 output page width will not be split into several lines. Only file reference
120 lines which are wider than the output page width will be split.
124 @opindex -s@r{, @code{msgen} option}
125 @opindex --sort-output@r{, @code{msgen} option}
126 Generate sorted output. Note that using this option makes it much harder
127 for the translator to understand each message's context.
130 @itemx --sort-by-file
131 @opindex -F@r{, @code{msgen} option}
132 @opindex --sort-by-file@r{, @code{msgen} option}
133 Sort output by file location.
137 @subsection Informative output
142 @opindex -h@r{, @code{msgen} option}
143 @opindex --help@r{, @code{msgen} option}
144 Display this help and exit.
148 @opindex -V@r{, @code{msgen} option}
149 @opindex --version@r{, @code{msgen} option}
150 Output version information and exit.