1MSGFILTER(1)                          GNU                         MSGFILTER(1)
2
3
4

NAME

6       msgfilter - edit translations of message catalog
7

SYNOPSIS

9       msgfilter [OPTION] FILTER [FILTER-OPTION]
10

DESCRIPTION

12       Applies a filter to all translations of a translation catalog.
13
14       Mandatory  arguments  to  long  options are mandatory for short options
15       too.
16
17   Input file location:
18       -i, --input=INPUTFILE
19              input PO file
20
21       -D, --directory=DIRECTORY
22              add DIRECTORY to list for input files search
23
24       If no input file is given or if it is -, standard input is read.
25
26   Output file location:
27       -o, --output-file=FILE
28              write output to specified file
29
30       The results are written to standard output if no output file is  speci‐
31       fied or if it is -.
32
33       The  FILTER  can  be any program that reads a translation from standard
34       input and writes a modified translation to standard output.
35
36   Useful FILTER-OPTIONs when the FILTER is 'sed':
37       -e, --expression=SCRIPT
38              add SCRIPT to the commands to be executed
39
40       -f, --file=SCRIPTFILE
41              add the contents of SCRIPTFILE to the commands to be executed
42
43       -n, --quiet, --silent
44              suppress automatic printing of pattern space
45
46   Input file syntax:
47       -P, --properties-input
48              input file is in Java .properties syntax
49
50       --stringtable-input
51              input file is in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax
52
53   Output details:
54       --color
55              use colors and other text attributes always
56
57       --color=WHEN
58              use colors and other text  attributes  if  WHEN.   WHEN  may  be
59              'always', 'never', 'auto', or 'html'.
60
61       --style=STYLEFILE
62              specify CSS style rule file for --color
63
64       --no-escape
65              do not use C escapes in output (default)
66
67       -E, --escape
68              use C escapes in output, no extended chars
69
70       --force-po
71              write PO file even if empty
72
73       --indent
74              indented output style
75
76       --keep-header
77              keep header entry unmodified, don't filter it
78
79       --no-location
80              suppress '#: filename:line' lines
81
82       --add-location
83              preserve '#: filename:line' lines (default)
84
85       --strict
86              strict Uniforum output style
87
88       -p, --properties-output
89              write out a Java .properties file
90
91       --stringtable-output
92              write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings file
93
94       -w, --width=NUMBER
95              set output page width
96
97       --no-wrap
98              do  not  break  long  message lines, longer than the output page
99              width, into several lines
100
101       -s, --sort-output
102              generate sorted output
103
104       -F, --sort-by-file
105              sort output by file location
106
107   Informative output:
108       -h, --help
109              display this help and exit
110
111       -V, --version
112              output version information and exit
113

AUTHOR

115       Written by Bruno Haible.
116

REPORTING BUGS

118       Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>.
119

121       Copyright © 2001-2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.   License  GPLv3+:
122       GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
123       This  is  free  software:  you  are free to change and redistribute it.
124       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
125

SEE ALSO

127       The full documentation for msgfilter is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
128       If the info and msgfilter programs are properly installed at your site,
129       the command
130
131              info msgfilter
132
133       should give you access to the complete manual.
134
135
136
137GNU gettext-tools 0.18.1           June 2010                      MSGFILTER(1)
Impressum