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2 .TH MSGCONV "1" "April 2005" "GNU gettext-tools 0.14.4" GNU
4 msgconv \- character set conversion for message catalog
7 [\fIOPTION\fR] [\fIINPUTFILE\fR]
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11 Converts a translation catalog to a different character encoding.
13 Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
14 .SS "Input file location:"
19 \fB\-D\fR, \fB\-\-directory\fR=\fIDIRECTORY\fR
20 add DIRECTORY to list for input files search
22 If no input file is given or if it is -, standard input is read.
23 .SS "Output file location:"
25 \fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-output\-file\fR=\fIFILE\fR
26 write output to specified file
28 The results are written to standard output if no output file is specified
30 .SS "Conversion target:"
32 \fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-to\-code\fR=\fINAME\fR
35 The default encoding is the current locale's encoding.
36 .SS "Input file syntax:"
38 \fB\-P\fR, \fB\-\-properties\-input\fR
39 input file is in Java .properties syntax
41 \fB\-\-stringtable\-input\fR
42 input file is in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax
45 \fB\-e\fR, \fB\-\-no\-escape\fR
46 do not use C escapes in output (default)
48 \fB\-E\fR, \fB\-\-escape\fR
49 use C escapes in output, no extended chars
52 write PO file even if empty
54 \fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-indent\fR
57 \fB\-\-no\-location\fR
58 suppress '#: filename:line' lines
60 \fB\-\-add\-location\fR
61 preserve '#: filename:line' lines (default)
64 strict Uniforum output style
66 \fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-properties\-output\fR
67 write out a Java .properties file
69 \fB\-\-stringtable\-output\fR
70 write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings file
72 \fB\-w\fR, \fB\-\-width\fR=\fINUMBER\fR
76 do not break long message lines, longer than
77 the output page width, into several lines
79 \fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-sort\-output\fR
80 generate sorted output
82 \fB\-F\fR, \fB\-\-sort\-by\-file\fR
83 sort output by file location
84 .SS "Informative output:"
86 \fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
87 display this help and exit
89 \fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
90 output version information and exit
92 Written by Bruno Haible.
94 Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>.
96 Copyright \(co 2001-2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
98 This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
99 warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
101 The full documentation for
103 is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
107 programs are properly installed at your site, the command
111 should give you access to the complete manual.