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NAME

6       msgfmt - compile message catalog to binary format
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SYNOPSIS

9       msgfmt [OPTION] filename.po ...
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DESCRIPTION

12       Generate binary message catalog from textual translation description.
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14       Mandatory  arguments  to  long  options are mandatory for short options
15       too.  Similarly for optional arguments.
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17   Input file location:
18       filename.po ...
19              input files
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21       -D, --directory=DIRECTORY
22              add DIRECTORY to list for input files search
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24       If input file is -, standard input is read.
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26   Operation mode:
27       -j, --java
28              Java mode: generate a Java ResourceBundle class
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30       --java2
31              like --java, and assume Java2 (JDK 1.2 or higher)
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33       --csharp
34              C# mode: generate a .NET .dll file
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36       --csharp-resources
37              C# resources mode: generate a .NET .resources file
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39       --tcl  Tcl mode: generate a tcl/msgcat .msg file
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41       --qt   Qt mode: generate a Qt .qm file
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43   Output file location:
44       -o, --output-file=FILE
45              write output to specified file
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47       --strict
48              enable strict Uniforum mode
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50       If output file is -, output is written to standard output.
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52   Output file location in Java mode:
53       -r, --resource=RESOURCE
54              resource name
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56       -l, --locale=LOCALE
57              locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY
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59       -d DIRECTORY
60              base directory of classes directory hierarchy
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62       The class name is determined  by  appending  the  locale  name  to  the
63       resource  name,  separated with an underscore.  The -d option is manda‐
64       tory.  The class is written under the specified directory.
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66   Output file location in C# mode:
67       -r, --resource=RESOURCE
68              resource name
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70       -l, --locale=LOCALE
71              locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY
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73       -d DIRECTORY
74              base directory for locale dependent .dll files
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76       The -l and -d options are mandatory.  The .dll file  is  written  in  a
77       subdirectory  of  the  specified  directory  whose  name depends on the
78       locale.
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80   Output file location in Tcl mode:
81       -l, --locale=LOCALE
82              locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY
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84       -d DIRECTORY
85              base directory of .msg message catalogs
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87       The -l and -d options are mandatory.  The .msg file is written  in  the
88       specified directory.
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90   Input file syntax:
91       -P, --properties-input
92              input files are in Java .properties syntax
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94       --stringtable-input
95              input files are in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax
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97   Input file interpretation:
98       -c, --check
99              perform    all    the    checks   implied   by   --check-format,
100              --check-header, --check-domain
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102       --check-format
103              check language dependent format strings
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105       --check-header
106              verify presence and contents of the header entry
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108       --check-domain
109              check for conflicts between domain  directives  and  the  --out‐
110              put-file option
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112       -C, --check-compatibility
113              check that GNU msgfmt behaves like X/Open msgfmt
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115       --check-accelerators[=CHAR]
116              check presence of keyboard accelerators for menu items
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118       -f, --use-fuzzy
119              use fuzzy entries in output
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121   Output details:
122       -a, --alignment=NUMBER
123              align strings to NUMBER bytes (default: 1)
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125       --no-hash
126              binary file will not include the hash table
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128   Informative output:
129       -h, --help
130              display this help and exit
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132       -V, --version
133              output version information and exit
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135       --statistics
136              print statistics about translations
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138       -v, --verbose
139              increase verbosity level
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AUTHOR

142       Written by Ulrich Drepper.
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REPORTING BUGS

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

148       Copyright   ©  1995-1998,  2000-2007  Free  Software  Foundation,  Inc.
149       License     GPLv3+:     GNU     GPL     version     3     or      later
150       <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
151       This  is  free  software:  you  are free to change and redistribute it.
152       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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SEE ALSO

155       The full documentation for msgfmt is maintained as  a  Texinfo  manual.
156       If  the  info  and msgfmt programs are properly installed at your site,
157       the command
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161       should give you access to the complete manual.
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165GNU gettext-tools 0.17           November 2007                       MSGFMT(1)