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msgen (1)

Name

msgen - create English message catalog

Synopsis

msgen [OPTION] INPUTFILE

Description




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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 specified 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



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          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 condi-
     tions.  There is NO warranty; not even  for  MERCHANTABILITY
     or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.


ATTRIBUTES
     See   attributes(5)   for   descriptions  of  the  following
     attributes:





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     +---------------+------------------+
     |ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE  |
     +---------------+------------------+
     |Availability   | text/gnu-gettext |
     +---------------+------------------+
     |Stability      | Uncommitted      |
     +---------------+------------------+
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.



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/gettext-0.16.1.tar.gz

     Further  information about this software can be found on the
     open source community  website  at  http://www.gnu.org/soft-
     ware/gettext/.




























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