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msgen - create English message catalog

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msgen [OPTION] INPUTFILE

Creates an English translation catalog. The input file is the last created English PO file, or a PO Template file (generally created by xgettext). Untranslated entries are assigned a translation that is identical to the msgid.

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

INPUTFILE
	input PO or POT file
-D, --directory=DIRECTORY
	add DIRECTORY to list for input files search

If input file is -, standard input is read.

-o, --output-file=FILE
	write output to specified file

The results are written to standard output if no output file is specified or if it is -.

-P, --properties-input
	input file is in Java .properties syntax
--stringtable-input
	input file is in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax

-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
	indented output style
--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

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

Written by Bruno Haible.

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

Copyright © 2001-2004 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 msgen is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and msgen programs are properly installed at your site, the command

	info msgen

should give you access to the complete manual.

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