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2 .TH MSGEN "1" "January 2014" "GNU gettext-tools 0.18.3" 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\-\-lang\fR=\fICATALOGNAME\fR
43 set 'Language' field in the header entry
46 use colors and other text attributes always
48 \fB\-\-color\fR=\fIWHEN\fR
49 use colors and other text attributes if WHEN.
50 WHEN may be 'always', 'never', 'auto', or 'html'.
52 \fB\-\-style\fR=\fISTYLEFILE\fR
53 specify CSS style rule file for \fB\-\-color\fR
55 \fB\-e\fR, \fB\-\-no\-escape\fR
56 do not use C escapes in output (default)
58 \fB\-E\fR, \fB\-\-escape\fR
59 use C escapes in output, no extended chars
62 write PO file even if empty
64 \fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-indent\fR
67 \fB\-\-no\-location\fR
68 suppress '#: filename:line' lines
70 \fB\-\-add\-location\fR
71 preserve '#: filename:line' lines (default)
74 strict Uniforum output style
76 \fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-properties\-output\fR
77 write out a Java .properties file
79 \fB\-\-stringtable\-output\fR
80 write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings file
82 \fB\-w\fR, \fB\-\-width\fR=\fINUMBER\fR
86 do not break long message lines, longer than
87 the output page width, into several lines
89 \fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-sort\-output\fR
90 generate sorted output
92 \fB\-F\fR, \fB\-\-sort\-by\-file\fR
93 sort output by file location
94 .SS "Informative output:"
96 \fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
97 display this help and exit
99 \fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
100 output version information and exit
102 Written by Bruno Haible.
104 Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>.
106 Copyright \(co 2001-2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
107 License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
109 This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
110 There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
112 The full documentation for
114 is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
118 programs are properly installed at your site, the command
122 should give you access to the complete manual.