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2 .TH MSGEN "1" "April 2005" "GNU gettext-tools 0.14.4" GNU
4 msgen \- create English message catalog
7 [\fIOPTION\fR] \fIINPUTFILE\fR
9 .\" Add any additional description here
11 Creates an English translation catalog. The input file is the last
12 created English PO file, or a PO Template file (generally created by
13 xgettext). Untranslated entries are assigned a translation that is
14 identical to the msgid.
16 Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
17 .SS "Input file location:"
22 \fB\-D\fR, \fB\-\-directory\fR=\fIDIRECTORY\fR
23 add DIRECTORY to list for input files search
25 If input file is -, standard input is read.
26 .SS "Output file location:"
28 \fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-output\-file\fR=\fIFILE\fR
29 write output to specified file
31 The results are written to standard output if no output file is specified
33 .SS "Input file syntax:"
35 \fB\-P\fR, \fB\-\-properties\-input\fR
36 input file is in Java .properties syntax
38 \fB\-\-stringtable\-input\fR
39 input file is in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax
42 \fB\-e\fR, \fB\-\-no\-escape\fR
43 do not use C escapes in output (default)
45 \fB\-E\fR, \fB\-\-escape\fR
46 use C escapes in output, no extended chars
49 write PO file even if empty
51 \fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-indent\fR
54 \fB\-\-no\-location\fR
55 suppress '#: filename:line' lines
57 \fB\-\-add\-location\fR
58 preserve '#: filename:line' lines (default)
61 strict Uniforum output style
63 \fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-properties\-output\fR
64 write out a Java .properties file
66 \fB\-\-stringtable\-output\fR
67 write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings file
69 \fB\-w\fR, \fB\-\-width\fR=\fINUMBER\fR
73 do not break long message lines, longer than
74 the output page width, into several lines
76 \fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-sort\-output\fR
77 generate sorted output
79 \fB\-F\fR, \fB\-\-sort\-by\-file\fR
80 sort output by file location
81 .SS "Informative output:"
83 \fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
84 display this help and exit
86 \fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
87 output version information and exit
89 Written by Bruno Haible.
91 Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>.
93 Copyright \(co 2001-2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
95 This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
96 warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
98 The full documentation for
100 is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
104 programs are properly installed at your site, the command
108 should give you access to the complete manual.