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MSGFMT(1)

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MSGFMT(1)

NAME

msgfmt - compile message catalog to binary format

SYNOPSIS

msgfmt [ OPTION] filename.po ...

DESCRIPTION

Generate binary message catalog from textual translation description.

Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too. Similarly for optional arguments.

Input file location:

filename.po ...: input files

-D, --directory=DIRECTORY: add DIRECTORY to list for input files search

If input file is -, standard input is read.

Operation mode:

-j, --java: Java mode: generate a Java ResourceBundle class

--java2: like --java, and assume Java2 (JDK 1.2 or higher)

--csharp: C# mode: generate a .NET .dll file

--csharp-resources: C# resources mode: generate a .NET .resources file

--tcl: Tcl mode: generate a tcl/msgcat .msg file

--qt: Qt mode: generate a Qt .qm file

--desktop: Desktop Entry mode: generate a .desktop file

Output file location:

-o, --output-file=FILE: write output to specified file

--strict: enable strict Uniforum mode

If output file is -, output is written to standard output.

Output file location in Java mode:

-r, --resource=RESOURCE: resource name

-l, --locale=LOCALE: locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY

--source: produce a .java file, instead of a .class file

-d DIRECTORY: base directory of classes directory hierarchy

The class name is determined by appending the locale name to the resource name, separated with an underscore. The -d option is mandatory. The class is written under the specified directory.

Output file location in C# mode:

-r, --resource=RESOURCE: resource name

-l, --locale=LOCALE: locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY

-d DIRECTORY: base directory for locale dependent .dll files

The -l and -d options are mandatory. The .dll file is written in a subdirectory of the specified directory whose name depends on the locale.

Output file location in Tcl mode:

-l, --locale=LOCALE: locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY

-d DIRECTORY: base directory of .msg message catalogs

The -l and -d options are mandatory. The .msg file is written in the specified directory.

Desktop Entry mode options:

-l, --locale=LOCALE: locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY

-o, --output-file=FILE: write output to specified file

--template=TEMPLATE: a .desktop file used as a template

-d DIRECTORY: base directory of .po files

-kWORD, --keyword=WORD: look for WORD as an additional keyword

-k, --keyword: do not to use default keywords

The -l, -o, and --template options are mandatory. If -D is specified, input files are read from the directory instead of the command line arguments.

Input file syntax:

-P, --properties-input: input files are in Java .properties syntax

--stringtable-input: input files are in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax

Input file interpretation:

-c, --check: perform all the checks implied by --check-format, --check-header, --check-domain

--check-format: check language dependent format strings

--check-header: verify presence and contents of the header entry

--check-domain: check for conflicts between domain directives and the --output-file option

-C, --check-compatibility: check that GNU msgfmt behaves like X/Open msgfmt

--check-accelerators[=CHAR]: check presence of keyboard accelerators for menu items

-f, --use-fuzzy: use fuzzy entries in output

Output details:

-a, --alignment=NUMBER: align strings to NUMBER bytes (default: 1)

--endianness=BYTEORDER: write out 32-bit numbers in the given byte order (big or little, default depends on platform)

--no-hash: binary file will not include the hash table

Informative output:

-h, --help: display this help and exit

-V, --version: output version information and exit

--statistics: print statistics about translations

-v, --verbose: increase verbosity level

AUTHOR

Written by Ulrich Drepper.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT

This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.