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2 .TH MSGCAT "1" "April 2005" "GNU gettext-tools 0.14.4" GNU
4 msgcat \- combines several message catalogs
7 [\fIOPTION\fR] [\fIINPUTFILE\fR]...
9 .\" Add any additional description here
11 Concatenates and merges the specified PO files.
12 Find messages which are common to two or more of the specified PO files.
13 By using the \fB\-\-more\-than\fR option, greater commonality may be requested
14 before messages are printed. Conversely, the \fB\-\-less\-than\fR option may be
15 used to specify less commonality before messages are printed (i.e.
16 \fB\-\-less\-than\fR=\fI2\fR will only print the unique messages). Translations,
17 comments and extract comments will be cumulated, except that if \fB\-\-use\-first\fR
18 is specified, they will be taken from the first PO file to define them.
19 File positions from all PO files will be cumulated.
21 Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
22 .SS "Input file location:"
27 \fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-files\-from\fR=\fIFILE\fR
28 get list of input files from FILE
30 \fB\-D\fR, \fB\-\-directory\fR=\fIDIRECTORY\fR
31 add DIRECTORY to list for input files search
33 If input file is -, standard input is read.
34 .SS "Output file location:"
36 \fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-output\-file\fR=\fIFILE\fR
37 write output to specified file
39 The results are written to standard output if no output file is specified
41 .SS "Message selection:"
43 -<, \fB\-\-less\-than\fR=\fINUMBER\fR
44 print messages with less than this many
45 definitions, defaults to infinite if not set
47 ->, \fB\-\-more\-than\fR=\fINUMBER\fR
48 print messages with more than this many
49 definitions, defaults to 0 if not set
51 \fB\-u\fR, \fB\-\-unique\fR
52 shorthand for \fB\-\-less\-than\fR=\fI2\fR, requests
53 that only unique messages be printed
54 .SS "Input file syntax:"
56 \fB\-P\fR, \fB\-\-properties\-input\fR
57 input files are in Java .properties syntax
59 \fB\-\-stringtable\-input\fR
60 input files are in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings
64 \fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-to\-code\fR=\fINAME\fR
68 use first available translation for each
69 message, don't merge several translations
71 \fB\-e\fR, \fB\-\-no\-escape\fR
72 do not use C escapes in output (default)
74 \fB\-E\fR, \fB\-\-escape\fR
75 use C escapes in output, no extended chars
78 write PO file even if empty
80 \fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-indent\fR
81 write the .po file using indented style
83 \fB\-\-no\-location\fR
84 do not write '#: filename:line' lines
86 \fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-add\-location\fR
87 generate '#: filename:line' lines (default)
90 write out strict Uniforum conforming .po file
92 \fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-properties\-output\fR
93 write out a Java .properties file
95 \fB\-\-stringtable\-output\fR
96 write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings file
98 \fB\-w\fR, \fB\-\-width\fR=\fINUMBER\fR
102 do not break long message lines, longer than
103 the output page width, into several lines
105 \fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-sort\-output\fR
106 generate sorted output
108 \fB\-F\fR, \fB\-\-sort\-by\-file\fR
109 sort output by file location
110 .SS "Informative output:"
112 \fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
113 display this help and exit
115 \fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
116 output version information and exit
118 Written by Bruno Haible.
120 Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>.
122 Copyright \(co 2001-2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
124 This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
125 warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
127 The full documentation for
129 is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
133 programs are properly installed at your site, the command
137 should give you access to the complete manual.