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Manual Reference Pages  - MSGCMP (1)

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msgcmp - compare message catalog and template

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msgcmp [OPTION] def.po ref.pot

Compare two Uniforum style .po files to check that both contain the same set of msgid strings. The def.po file is an existing PO file with the translations. The ref.pot file is the last created PO file, or a PO Template file (generally created by xgettext). This is useful for checking that you have translated each and every message in your program. Where an exact match cannot be found, fuzzy matching is used to produce better diagnostics.

Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.

def.po	translations
ref.pot
	references to the sources
-D, --directory=DIRECTORY
	add DIRECTORY to list for input files search

-m, --multi-domain
	apply ref.pot to each of the domains in def.po

-P, --properties-input
	input files are in Java .properties syntax
--stringtable-input
	input files are in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax

-h, --help	display this help and exit
-V, --version
	output version information and exit

Written by Peter Miller.

Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>.

Copyright © 1995-1998, 2000-2004 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.

The full documentation for msgcmp is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and msgcmp programs are properly installed at your site, the command

	info msgcmp

should give you access to the complete manual.

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