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MSGFMT

Section: GNU (1)
Updated: June 2010
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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

 

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

-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.  

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)

--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

Copyright © 1995-1998, 2000-2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.shtml>
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.  

SEE ALSO

The full documentation for msgfmt is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and msgfmt programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info msgfmt

should give you access to the complete manual.

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NAME

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

Input file location:

Operation mode:

Output file location:

Output file location in Java mode:

Output file location in C# mode:

Output file location in Tcl mode:

Input file syntax:

Input file interpretation:

Output details:

Informative output:

AUTHOR

REPORTING BUGS

COPYRIGHT

SEE ALSO

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