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2 .TH MSGINIT "1" "December 2015" "GNU gettext-tools 0.19.7" GNU
4 msginit \- initialize a message catalog
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11 Creates a new PO file, initializing the meta information with values from the
14 Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
15 .SS "Input file location:"
17 \fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-input\fR=\fIINPUTFILE\fR
20 If no input file is given, the current directory is searched for the POT file.
21 If it is -, standard input is read.
22 .SS "Output file location:"
24 \fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-output\-file\fR=\fIFILE\fR
25 write output to specified PO file
27 If no output file is given, it depends on the \fB\-\-locale\fR option or the user's
28 locale setting. If it is -, the results are written to standard output.
29 .SS "Input file syntax:"
31 \fB\-P\fR, \fB\-\-properties\-input\fR
32 input file is in Java .properties syntax
34 \fB\-\-stringtable\-input\fR
35 input file is in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax
38 \fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-locale\fR=\fILL_CC\fR
41 \fB\-\-no\-translator\fR
42 assume the PO file is automatically generated
45 use colors and other text attributes always
47 \fB\-\-color\fR=\fIWHEN\fR
48 use colors and other text attributes if WHEN.
49 WHEN may be 'always', 'never', 'auto', or 'html'.
51 \fB\-\-style\fR=\fISTYLEFILE\fR
52 specify CSS style rule file for \fB\-\-color\fR
54 \fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-properties\-output\fR
55 write out a Java .properties file
57 \fB\-\-stringtable\-output\fR
58 write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings file
60 \fB\-w\fR, \fB\-\-width\fR=\fINUMBER\fR
64 do not break long message lines, longer than
65 the output page width, into several lines
66 .SS "Informative output:"
68 \fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
69 display this help and exit
71 \fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
72 output version information and exit
74 Written by Bruno Haible.
76 Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>.
78 Copyright \(co 2001-2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
79 License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
81 This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
82 There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
84 The full documentation for
86 is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
90 programs are properly installed at your site, the command
94 should give you access to the complete manual.