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2 .TH MSGCOMM "1" "June 2016" "GNU gettext-tools 0.19.8.1" GNU
4 msgcomm \- match two message catalogs
7 [\fIOPTION\fR] [\fIINPUTFILE\fR]...
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11 Find messages which are common to two or more of the specified PO files.
12 By using the \fB\-\-more\-than\fR option, greater commonality may be requested
13 before messages are printed. Conversely, the \fB\-\-less\-than\fR option may be
14 used to specify less commonality before messages are printed (i.e.
15 \fB\-\-less\-than\fR=\fI2\fR will only print the unique messages). Translations,
16 comments and extracted comments will be preserved, but only from the first
17 PO file to define them. File positions from all PO files will be
20 Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
21 .SS "Input file location:"
26 \fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-files\-from\fR=\fIFILE\fR
27 get list of input files from FILE
29 \fB\-D\fR, \fB\-\-directory\fR=\fIDIRECTORY\fR
30 add DIRECTORY to list for input files search
32 If input file is -, standard input is read.
33 .SS "Output file location:"
35 \fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-output\-file\fR=\fIFILE\fR
36 write output to specified file
38 The results are written to standard output if no output file is specified
40 .SS "Message selection:"
42 -<, \fB\-\-less\-than\fR=\fINUMBER\fR
43 print messages with less than this many
44 definitions, defaults to infinite if not set
46 ->, \fB\-\-more\-than\fR=\fINUMBER\fR
47 print messages with more than this many
48 definitions, defaults to 1 if not set
50 \fB\-u\fR, \fB\-\-unique\fR
51 shorthand for \fB\-\-less\-than\fR=\fI2\fR, requests
52 that only unique messages be printed
53 .SS "Input file syntax:"
55 \fB\-P\fR, \fB\-\-properties\-input\fR
56 input files are in Java .properties syntax
58 \fB\-\-stringtable\-input\fR
59 input files are in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings
64 use colors and other text attributes always
66 \fB\-\-color\fR=\fIWHEN\fR
67 use colors and other text attributes if WHEN.
68 WHEN may be 'always', 'never', 'auto', or 'html'.
70 \fB\-\-style\fR=\fISTYLEFILE\fR
71 specify CSS style rule file for \fB\-\-color\fR
73 \fB\-e\fR, \fB\-\-no\-escape\fR
74 do not use C escapes in output (default)
76 \fB\-E\fR, \fB\-\-escape\fR
77 use C escapes in output, no extended chars
80 write PO file even if empty
82 \fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-indent\fR
83 write the .po file using indented style
85 \fB\-\-no\-location\fR
86 do not write '#: filename:line' lines
88 \fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-add\-location\fR
89 generate '#: filename:line' lines (default)
92 write out strict Uniforum conforming .po file
94 \fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-properties\-output\fR
95 write out a Java .properties file
97 \fB\-\-stringtable\-output\fR
98 write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings file
100 \fB\-w\fR, \fB\-\-width\fR=\fINUMBER\fR
101 set output page width
104 do not break long message lines, longer than
105 the output page width, into several lines
107 \fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-sort\-output\fR
108 generate sorted output
110 \fB\-F\fR, \fB\-\-sort\-by\-file\fR
111 sort output by file location
113 \fB\-\-omit\-header\fR
114 don't write header with 'msgid ""' entry
115 .SS "Informative output:"
117 \fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
118 display this help and exit
120 \fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
121 output version information and exit
123 Written by Peter Miller.
125 Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>.
127 Copyright \(co 1995-1998, 2000-2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
128 License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
130 This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
131 There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
133 The full documentation for
135 is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
139 programs are properly installed at your site, the command
143 should give you access to the complete manual.