msgfilter - edit translations of message catalog
msgfilter [OPTION] FILTER [FILTER-OPTION]
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NAME
msgfilter - edit translations of message catalog
SYNOPSIS
msgfilter [OPTION] FILTER [FILTER-OPTION]
DESCRIPTION
Applies a filter to all translations of a translation catalog.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options
too.
Input file location:
-i, --input=INPUTFILE
input PO file
-D, --directory=DIRECTORY
add DIRECTORY to list for input files search
If no input file is given or if it 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 -.
The FILTER can be any program that reads a translation from standard
input and writes a modified translation to standard output.
Useful FILTER-OPTIONs when the FILTER is 'sed':
-e, --expression=SCRIPT
add SCRIPT to the commands to be executed
-f, --file=SCRIPTFILE
add the contents of SCRIPTFILE to the commands to be executed
-n, --quiet, --silent
suppress automatic printing of pattern space
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:
--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
--indent
indented output style
--keep-header
keep header entry unmodified, don't filter it
--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 <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>.
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.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+---------------+------------------+
|ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+---------------+------------------+
|Availability | text/gnu-gettext |
+---------------+------------------+
|Stability | Uncommitted |
+---------------+------------------+
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for msgfilter is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
If the info and msgfilter programs are properly installed at your site,
the command
info msgfilter
should give you access to the complete manual.
NOTES
This software was built from source available at
https://java.net/projects/solaris-userland. The original community
source was downloaded from http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/gettext/get-
text-0.16.1.tar.gz
Further information about this software can be found on the open source
community website at http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/.
GNU gettext-tools 0.16.1 November 2006 MSGFILTER(1)