msgfmt - compile message catalog to binary format
msgfmt [OPTION] filename.po ...
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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
--desktop
Desktop Entry mode: generate a .desktop file
--xml XML mode: generate XML 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
--source
produce a .java file, instead of a .class file
-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 manda-
tory. 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.
Desktop Entry mode options:
-l, --locale=LOCALE
locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY
-o, --output-file=FILE
write output to specified file
--template=TEMPLATE
a .desktop file used as a template
-d DIRECTORY
base directory of .po files
-kWORD, --keyword=WORD
look for WORD as an additional keyword
-k, --keyword
do not to use default keywords
The -l, -o, and --template options are mandatory. If -D is specified,
input files are read from the directory instead of the command line
arguments.
XML mode options:
-l, --locale=LOCALE
locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY
-L, --language=NAME
recognise the specified XML language
-o, --output-file=FILE
write output to specified file
--template=TEMPLATE
an XML file used as a template
-d DIRECTORY
base directory of .po files
The -l, -o, and --template options are mandatory. If -D is specified,
input files are read from the directory instead of the command line
arguments.
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 --out-
put-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)
--endianness=BYTEORDER
write out 32-bit numbers in the given byte order (big or little,
default depends on platform)
--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 in the bug tracker at <https://savan-
nah.gnu.org/projects/gettext> or by email to <bug-gettext@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 1995-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+:
GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+---------------+------------------+
|ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+---------------+------------------+
|Availability | text/gnu-gettext |
+---------------+------------------+
|Stability | Uncommitted |
+---------------+------------------+
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.
NOTES
Source code for open source software components in Oracle Solaris can
be found at https://www.oracle.com/downloads/opensource/solaris-source-
code-downloads.html.
This software was built from source available at
https://github.com/oracle/solaris-userland. The original community
source was downloaded from https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gettext/get-
text-0.21.tar.xz.
Further information about this software can be found on the open source
community website at https://www.gnu.org/software/gettext.
GNU gettext-tools 20200704
July 2020 MSGFMT(1)