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   9 <h1 align=center>MSGCONV</h1>
  10 <a href="#NAME">NAME</a><br>
  11 <a href="#SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a><br>
  12 <a href="#DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a><br>
  13 <a href="#AUTHOR">AUTHOR</a><br>
  14 <a href="#REPORTING BUGS">REPORTING BUGS</a><br>
  15 <a href="#COPYRIGHT">COPYRIGHT</a><br>
  16 <a href="#SEE ALSO">SEE ALSO</a><br>
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  20 <a name="NAME"></a>
  21 <h2>NAME</h2>
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  26 msgconv - character set conversion for message catalog</td></table>
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  28 <h2>SYNOPSIS</h2>
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  34 <b>msgconv</b> [<i>OPTION</i>]
  35 [<i>INPUTFILE</i>]</td></table>
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  37 <h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
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  43 Converts a translation catalog to a different character
  44 encoding.</td></table>
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  50 Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short
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  57 <b>Input file location:</b></td></table>
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  63 INPUTFILE</td></table>
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  69 input PO file</td></table>
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  75 <b>-D</b>, <b>--directory</b>=<i>DIRECTORY</i></td></table>
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  81 add DIRECTORY to list for input files search</td></table>
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  87 If no input file is given or if it is -, standard input is
  88 read.</td></table>
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  94 <b>Output file location:</b></td></table>
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 100 <b>-o</b>, <b>--output-file</b>=<i>FILE</i></td></table>
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 106 write output to specified file</td></table>
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 112 The results are written to standard output if no output file
 113 is specified or if it is -.</td></table>
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 119 <b>Conversion target:</b></td></table>
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 125 <b>-t</b>, <b>--to-code</b>=<i>NAME</i></td></table>
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 131 encoding for output</td></table>
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 137 The default encoding is the current locale's
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 150 <b>-P</b>, <b>--properties-input</b></td></table>
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 156 input file is in Java .properties syntax</td></table>
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 162 <b>--stringtable-input</b></td></table>
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 168 input file is in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings
 169 syntax</td></table>
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 181 <b>-e</b>, <b>--no-escape</b></td></table>
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 187 do not use C escapes in output (default)</td></table>
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 363 <a name="AUTHOR"></a>
 364 <h2>AUTHOR</h2>
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 370 Written by Bruno Haible.</td></table>
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 372 <h2>REPORTING BUGS</h2>
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 378 Report bugs to &lt;bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org&gt;.</td></table>
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 380 <h2>COPYRIGHT</h2>
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 386 Copyright 2001-2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.<br>
 387 This is free software; see the source for copying
 388 conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for
 389 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
 390 PURPOSE.</td></table>
 391 <a name="SEE ALSO"></a>
 392 <h2>SEE ALSO</h2>
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 398 The full documentation for <b>msgconv</b> is maintained as a
 399 Texinfo manual. If the <b>info</b> and <b>msgconv</b>
 400 programs are properly installed at your site, the
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 407 <b>info msgconv</b></td></table>
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