msgfmt (1g)

Name

Synopsis

msgfmt [OPTION] filename.po ...

Description

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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

  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



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     -l, --locale=LOCALE
          locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY

     -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 mandatory.  The class is written under the speci-
     fied 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 writ-
     ten  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 writ-
     ten in the specified directory.

  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



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     --check-domain
          check for conflicts between domain directives  and  the
          --output-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)

     --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 to <[email protected]>.

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright (C) 1995-1998, 2000-2006 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 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
     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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