MSGEN(1) GNU MSGEN(1)
NAME
msgen - create English message catalog
SYNOPSIS
msgen [OPTION] INPUTFILE
DESCRIPTION
Creates an English translation catalog. The input file is the last
created English PO file, or a PO Template file (generally created by
xgettext). Untranslated entries are assigned a translation that is
identical to the msgid.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options
too.
Input file location:
INPUTFILE
input PO or POT file
-D, --directory=DIRECTORY
add DIRECTORY to list for input files search
If input file is -, standard input is read.
Output file location:
-o, --output-file=FILE
write output to specified file
The results are written to standard output if no output file is speci-
fied or if it is -.
Input file syntax:
-P, --properties-input
input file is in Java .properties syntax
--stringtable-input
input file is in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax
Output details:
-e, --no-escape
do not use C escapes in output (default)
-E, --escape
use C escapes in output, no extended chars
--force-po
write PO file even if empty
-i, --indent
indented output style
--no-location
suppress '#: filename:line' lines
--add-location
preserve '#: filename:line' lines (default)
--strict
strict Uniforum output style
-p, --properties-output
write out a Java .properties file
--stringtable-output
write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings file
-w, --width=NUMBER
set output page width
--no-wrap
do not break long message lines, longer than the output page
width, into several lines
-s, --sort-output
generate sorted output
-F, --sort-by-file
sort output by file location
Informative output:
-h, --help
display this help and exit
-V, --version
output version information and exit
AUTHOR
Written by Bruno Haible.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <
[email protected]>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2001-2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is
NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for msgen is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If
the info and msgen programs are properly installed at your site, the
command
info msgen
should give you access to the complete manual.
GNU gettext-tools 0.16.1 November 2006 MSGEN(1)