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NAME

6       msgcat - combines several message catalogs
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SYNOPSIS

9       msgcat [OPTION] [INPUTFILE]...
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DESCRIPTION

12       Concatenates  and  merges  the specified PO files.  Find messages which
13       are common to two or more of the specified  PO  files.   By  using  the
14       --more-than  option,  greater  commonality may be requested before mes‐
15       sages are printed.  Conversely, the --less-than option may be  used  to
16       specify   less   commonality   before   messages   are   printed  (i.e.
17       --less-than=2 will only print the unique messages).  Translations, com‐
18       ments   and   extract  comments  will  be  cumulated,  except  that  if
19       --use-first is specified, they will be taken from the first PO file  to
20       define them.  File positions from all PO files will be cumulated.
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22       Mandatory  arguments  to  long  options are mandatory for short options
23       too.
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25   Input file location:
26       INPUTFILE ...
27              input files
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29       -f, --files-from=FILE
30              get list of input files from FILE
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32       -D, --directory=DIRECTORY
33              add DIRECTORY to list for input files search
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35       If input file is -, standard input is read.
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37   Output file location:
38       -o, --output-file=FILE
39              write output to specified file
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41       The results are written to standard output if no output file is  speci‐
42       fied or if it is -.
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44   Message selection:
45       -<, --less-than=NUMBER
46              print messages with less than this many definitions, defaults to
47              infinite if not set
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49       ->, --more-than=NUMBER
50              print messages with more than this many definitions, defaults to
51              0 if not set
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53       -u, --unique
54              shorthand  for --less-than=2, requests that only unique messages
55              be printed
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57   Input file syntax:
58       -P, --properties-input
59              input files are in Java .properties syntax
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61       --stringtable-input
62              input files are in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax
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64   Output details:
65       -t, --to-code=NAME
66              encoding for output
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68       --use-first
69              use first available translation for each  message,  don't  merge
70              several translations
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72       --color
73              use colors and other text attributes always
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75       --color=WHEN
76              use  colors  and  other  text  attributes  if WHEN.  WHEN may be
77              'always', 'never', 'auto', or 'html'.
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79       --style=STYLEFILE
80              specify CSS style rule file for --color
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82       -e, --no-escape
83              do not use C escapes in output (default)
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85       -E, --escape
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88       --force-po
89              write PO file even if empty
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91       -i, --indent
92              write the .po file using indented style
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94       --no-location
95              do not write '#: filename:line' lines
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97       -n, --add-location
98              generate '#: filename:line' lines (default)
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100       --strict
101              write out strict Uniforum conforming .po file
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103       -p, --properties-output
104              write out a Java .properties file
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106       --stringtable-output
107              write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings file
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109       -w, --width=NUMBER
110              set output page width
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112       --no-wrap
113              do not break long message lines, longer  than  the  output  page
114              width, into several lines
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116       -s, --sort-output
117              generate sorted output
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119       -F, --sort-by-file
120              sort output by file location
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122   Informative output:
123       -h, --help
124              display this help and exit
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126       -V, --version
127              output version information and exit
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AUTHOR

130       Written by Bruno Haible.
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REPORTING BUGS

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

136       Copyright  ©  2001-2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+:
137       GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
138       This is free software: you are free  to  change  and  redistribute  it.
139       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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SEE ALSO

142       The  full  documentation  for msgcat is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
143       If the info and msgcat programs are properly installed  at  your  site,
144       the command
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148       should give you access to the complete manual.
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152GNU gettext-tools 0.17           November 2007                       MSGCAT(1)