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2 .TH MSGATTRIB "1" "April 2005" "GNU gettext-tools 0.14.4" GNU
4 msgattrib \- attribute matching and manipulation on message catalog
7 [\fIOPTION\fR] [\fIINPUTFILE\fR]
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11 Filters the messages of a translation catalog according to their attributes,
12 and manipulates the attributes.
14 Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
15 .SS "Input file location:"
20 \fB\-D\fR, \fB\-\-directory\fR=\fIDIRECTORY\fR
21 add DIRECTORY to list for input files search
23 If no input file is given or if it is -, standard input is read.
24 .SS "Output file location:"
26 \fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-output\-file\fR=\fIFILE\fR
27 write output to specified file
29 The results are written to standard output if no output file is specified
31 .SS "Message selection:"
34 keep translated, remove untranslated messages
36 \fB\-\-untranslated\fR
37 keep untranslated, remove translated messages
40 remove 'fuzzy' marked messages
43 keep 'fuzzy' marked messages
45 \fB\-\-no\-obsolete\fR
46 remove obsolete #~ messages
48 \fB\-\-only\-obsolete\fR
49 keep obsolete #~ messages
50 .SS "Attribute manipulation:"
53 set all messages 'fuzzy'
55 \fB\-\-clear\-fuzzy\fR
56 set all messages non-'fuzzy'
58 \fB\-\-set\-obsolete\fR
59 set all messages obsolete
61 \fB\-\-clear\-obsolete\fR
62 set all messages non-obsolete
64 \fB\-\-only\-file\fR=\fIFILE\fR.po
65 manipulate only entries listed in FILE.po
67 \fB\-\-ignore\-file\fR=\fIFILE\fR.po
68 manipulate only entries not listed in FILE.po
71 synonym for \fB\-\-only\-fuzzy\fR \fB\-\-clear\-fuzzy\fR
74 synonym for \fB\-\-only\-obsolete\fR \fB\-\-clear\-obsolete\fR
75 .SS "Input file syntax:"
77 \fB\-P\fR, \fB\-\-properties\-input\fR
78 input file is in Java .properties syntax
80 \fB\-\-stringtable\-input\fR
81 input file is in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax
84 \fB\-e\fR, \fB\-\-no\-escape\fR
85 do not use C escapes in output (default)
87 \fB\-E\fR, \fB\-\-escape\fR
88 use C escapes in output, no extended chars
91 write PO file even if empty
93 \fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-indent\fR
94 write the .po file using indented style
96 \fB\-\-no\-location\fR
97 do not write '#: filename:line' lines
99 \fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-add\-location\fR
100 generate '#: filename:line' lines (default)
103 write out strict Uniforum conforming .po file
105 \fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-properties\-output\fR
106 write out a Java .properties file
108 \fB\-\-stringtable\-output\fR
109 write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings file
111 \fB\-w\fR, \fB\-\-width\fR=\fINUMBER\fR
112 set output page width
115 do not break long message lines, longer than
116 the output page width, into several lines
118 \fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-sort\-output\fR
119 generate sorted output
121 \fB\-F\fR, \fB\-\-sort\-by\-file\fR
122 sort output by file location
123 .SS "Informative output:"
125 \fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
126 display this help and exit
128 \fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
129 output version information and exit
131 Written by Bruno Haible.
133 Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>.
135 Copyright \(co 2001-2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
137 This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
138 warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
140 The full documentation for
142 is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
146 programs are properly installed at your site, the command
150 should give you access to the complete manual.