msgfilter - edit translations of message catalog
msgfilter [OPTION] FILTER [FILTER-OPTION]
MSGFILTER(1) GNU MSGFILTER(1) 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)