xgettext - extract gettext strings from source
xgettext [OPTION] [INPUTFILE]...
XGETTEXT(1) GNU XGETTEXT(1) NAME xgettext - extract gettext strings from source SYNOPSIS xgettext [OPTION] [INPUTFILE]... DESCRIPTION Extract translatable strings from given input files. Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too. Similarly for optional arguments. Input file location: INPUTFILE ... input files -f, --files-from=FILE get list of input files from FILE -D, --directory=DIRECTORY add DIRECTORY to list for input files search If input file is -, standard input is read. Output file location: -d, --default-domain=NAME use NAME.po for output (instead of messages.po) -o, --output=FILE write output to specified file -p, --output-dir=DIR output files will be placed in directory DIR If output file is -, output is written to standard output. Choice of input file language: -L, --language=NAME recognise the specified language (C, C++, ObjectiveC, PO, Shell, Python, Lisp, EmacsLisp, librep, Scheme, Smalltalk, Java, JavaProperties, C#, awk, YCP, Tcl, Perl, PHP, GCC-source, NXStringTable, RST, Glade) -C, --c++ shorthand for --language=C++ By default the language is guessed depending on the input file name extension. Input file interpretation: --from-code=NAME encoding of input files (except for Python, Tcl, Glade) By default the input files are assumed to be in ASCII. Operation mode: -j, --join-existing join messages with existing file -x, --exclude-file=FILE.po entries from FILE.po are not extracted -c, --add-comments[=TAG] place comment block with TAG (or those preceding keyword lines) in output file Language specific options: -a, --extract-all extract all strings (only languages C, C++, ObjectiveC, Shell, Python, Lisp, EmacsLisp, librep, Scheme, Java, C#, awk, Tcl, Perl, PHP, GCC-source, Glade) -k, --keyword[=WORD] additional keyword to be looked for (without WORD means not to use default keywords) (only languages C, C++, ObjectiveC, Shell, Python, Lisp, Emac- sLisp, librep, Scheme, Java, C#, awk, Tcl, Perl, PHP, GCC- source, Glade) --flag=WORD:ARG:FLAG additional flag for strings inside the argument number ARG of keyword WORD (only languages C, C++, ObjectiveC, Shell, Python, Lisp, Emac- sLisp, librep, Scheme, Java, C#, awk, YCP, Tcl, Perl, PHP, GCC- source) -T, --trigraphs understand ANSI C trigraphs for input (only languages C, C++, ObjectiveC) --qt recognize Qt format strings (only language C++) --boost recognize Boost format strings (only language C++) --debug more detailed formatstring recognition result 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 write the .po file using indented style --no-location do not write '#: filename:line' lines -n, --add-location generate '#: filename:line' lines (default) --strict write out strict Uniforum conforming .po file --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 --omit-header don't write header with `msgid ""' entry --copyright-holder=STRING set copyright holder in output --foreign-user omit FSF copyright in output for foreign user --msgid-bugs-address=EMAIL@ADDRESS set report address for msgid bugs -m, --msgstr-prefix[=STRING] use STRING or "" as prefix for msgstr entries -M, --msgstr-suffix[=STRING] use STRING or "" as suffix for msgstr entries Informative output: -h, --help display this help and exit -V, --version output version information and exit AUTHOR Written by Ulrich Drepper. REPORTING BUGS Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>. COPYRIGHT Copyright (C) 1995-1998, 2000-2006 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 xgettext is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and xgettext programs are properly installed at your site, the command info xgettext 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 XGETTEXT(1)