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2 .TH MSGUNFMT "1" "April 2005" "GNU gettext-tools 0.14.4" GNU
4 msgunfmt \- uncompile message catalog from binary format
7 [\fIOPTION\fR] [\fIFILE\fR]...
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11 Convert binary message catalog to Uniforum style .po file.
13 Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
16 \fB\-j\fR, \fB\-\-java\fR
17 Java mode: input is a Java ResourceBundle class
20 C# mode: input is a .NET .dll file
22 \fB\-\-csharp\-resources\fR
23 C# resources mode: input is a .NET .resources file
26 Tcl mode: input is a tcl/msgcat .msg file
27 .SS "Input file location:"
32 If no input file is given or if it is -, standard input is read.
33 .SS "Input file location in Java mode:"
35 \fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-resource\fR=\fIRESOURCE\fR
38 \fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-locale\fR=\fILOCALE\fR
39 locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY
41 The class name is determined by appending the locale name to the resource name,
42 separated with an underscore. The class is located using the CLASSPATH.
43 .SS "Input file location in C# mode:"
45 \fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-resource\fR=\fIRESOURCE\fR
48 \fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-locale\fR=\fILOCALE\fR
49 locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY
52 base directory for locale dependent .dll files
54 The \fB\-l\fR and \fB\-d\fR options are mandatory. The .dll file is located in a
55 subdirectory of the specified directory whose name depends on the locale.
56 .SS "Input file location in Tcl mode:"
58 \fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-locale\fR=\fILOCALE\fR
59 locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY
62 base directory of .msg message catalogs
64 The \fB\-l\fR and \fB\-d\fR options are mandatory. The .msg file is located in the
66 .SS "Output file location:"
68 \fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-output\-file\fR=\fIFILE\fR
69 write output to specified file
71 The results are written to standard output if no output file is specified
75 \fB\-e\fR, \fB\-\-no\-escape\fR
76 do not use C escapes in output (default)
78 \fB\-E\fR, \fB\-\-escape\fR
79 use C escapes in output, no extended chars
82 write PO file even if empty
84 \fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-indent\fR
85 write indented output style
88 write strict uniforum style
90 \fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-properties\-output\fR
91 write out a Java .properties file
93 \fB\-\-stringtable\-output\fR
94 write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings file
96 \fB\-w\fR, \fB\-\-width\fR=\fINUMBER\fR
100 do not break long message lines, longer than
101 the output page width, into several lines
103 \fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-sort\-output\fR
104 generate sorted output
105 .SS "Informative output:"
107 \fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
108 display this help and exit
110 \fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
111 output version information and exit
113 \fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
114 increase verbosity level
116 Written by Ulrich Drepper.
118 Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>.
120 Copyright \(co 1995-1998, 2000-2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
122 This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
123 warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
125 The full documentation for
127 is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
131 programs are properly installed at your site, the command
135 should give you access to the complete manual.