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Manual Reference Pages  - MSGFMT (1)

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msgfmt - compile message catalog to binary format

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msgfmt [OPTION] filename.po ...

Generate binary message catalog from textual translation description.

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

filename.po ...
	input files
-D, --directory=DIRECTORY
	add DIRECTORY to list for input files search

If input file is -, standard input is read.

-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

-o, --output-file=FILE
	write output to specified file
--strict
	enable strict Uniforum mode

If output file is -, output is written to standard output.

-r, --resource=RESOURCE
	resource name
-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 specified directory.

-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.

-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.

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

-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 --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

-a, --alignment=NUMBER
	align strings to NUMBER bytes (default: 1)
--no-hash	binary file will not include the hash table

-h, --help	display this help and exit
-V, --version
	output version information and exit
--statistics
	print statistics about translations
-v, --verbose
	increase verbosity level

Written by Ulrich Drepper.

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 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.

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