1MSGUNFMT(1)                           GNU                          MSGUNFMT(1)
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NAME

6       msgunfmt - uncompile message catalog from binary format
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SYNOPSIS

9       msgunfmt [OPTION] [FILE]...
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DESCRIPTION

12       Convert binary message catalog to Uniforum style .po file.
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14       Mandatory  arguments  to  long  options are mandatory for short options
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17   Operation mode:
18       -j, --java
19              Java mode: input is a Java ResourceBundle class
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21       --csharp
22              C# mode: input is a .NET .dll file
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24       --csharp-resources
25              C# resources mode: input is a .NET .resources file
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27       --tcl  Tcl mode: input is a tcl/msgcat .msg file
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29   Input file location:
30       FILE ...
31              input .mo files
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33       If no input file is given or if it is -, standard input is read.
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35   Input file location in Java mode:
36       -r, --resource=RESOURCE
37              resource name
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39       -l, --locale=LOCALE
40              locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY
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42       The class name is determined  by  appending  the  locale  name  to  the
43       resource  name,  separated  with  an  underscore.  The class is located
44       using the CLASSPATH.
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46   Input file location in C# mode:
47       -r, --resource=RESOURCE
48              resource name
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50       -l, --locale=LOCALE
51              locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY
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53       -d DIRECTORY
54              base directory for locale dependent .dll files
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56       The -l and -d options are mandatory.  The .dll file  is  located  in  a
57       subdirectory  of  the  specified  directory  whose  name depends on the
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60   Input file location in Tcl mode:
61       -l, --locale=LOCALE
62              locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY
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64       -d DIRECTORY
65              base directory of .msg message catalogs
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67       The -l and -d options are mandatory.  The .msg file is located  in  the
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70   Output file location:
71       -o, --output-file=FILE
72              write output to specified file
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74       The  results are written to standard output if no output file is speci‐
75       fied or if it is -.
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77   Output details:
78       -e, --no-escape
79              do not use C escapes in output (default)
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81       -E, --escape
82              use C escapes in output, no extended chars
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84       --force-po
85              write PO file even if empty
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87       -i, --indent
88              write indented output style
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90       --strict
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93       -p, --properties-output
94              write out a Java .properties file
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96       --stringtable-output
97              write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings file
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99       -w, --width=NUMBER
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102       --no-wrap
103              do not break long message lines, longer  than  the  output  page
104              width, into several lines
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106       -s, --sort-output
107              generate sorted output
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109   Informative output:
110       -h, --help
111              display this help and exit
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113       -V, --version
114              output version information and exit
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116       -v, --verbose
117              increase verbosity level
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AUTHOR

120       Written by Ulrich Drepper.
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REPORTING BUGS

123       Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>.
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126       Copyright © 1995-1998, 2000-2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
127       This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is
128       NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR  A  PARTICULAR
129       PURPOSE.
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SEE ALSO

132       The  full documentation for msgunfmt is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
133       If the info and msgunfmt programs are properly installed at your  site,
134       the command
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138       should give you access to the complete manual.
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142GNU gettext-tools 0.16.1         November 2006                     MSGUNFMT(1)
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