1MSGGREP(1)                            GNU                           MSGGREP(1)
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NAME

6       msggrep - pattern matching on message catalog
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SYNOPSIS

9       msggrep [OPTION] [INPUTFILE]
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DESCRIPTION

12       Extracts  all messages of a translation catalog that match a given pat‐
13       tern or belong to some given source files.
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15       Mandatory arguments to long options are  mandatory  for  short  options
16       too.
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18   Input file location:
19       INPUTFILE
20              input PO file
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22       -D, --directory=DIRECTORY
23              add DIRECTORY to list for input files search
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25       If no input file is given or if it is -, standard input is read.
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27   Output file location:
28       -o, --output-file=FILE
29              write output to specified file
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31       The  results are written to standard output if no output file is speci‐
32       fied or if it is -.
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34   Message selection:
35              [-N SOURCEFILE]... [-M DOMAINNAME]...  [-J MSGCTXT-PATTERN]  [-K
36              MSGID-PATTERN]  [-T  MSGSTR-PATTERN]  [-C  COMMENT-PATTERN]  [-X
37              EXTRACTED-COMMENT-PATTERN]
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39       A message is selected if it comes from  one  of  the  specified  source
40       files,  or  if  it comes from one of the specified domains, or if -J is
41       given and its context (msgctxt) matches MSGCTXT-PATTERN, or  if  -K  is
42       given  and its key (msgid or msgid_plural) matches MSGID-PATTERN, or if
43       -T is given and its translation (msgstr) matches MSGSTR-PATTERN, or  if
44       -C is given and the translator's comment matches COMMENT-PATTERN, or if
45       -X is given and the extracted  comment  matches  EXTRACTED-COMMENT-PAT‐
46       TERN.
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48       When  more  than  one  selection  criterion  is  specified,  the set of
49       selected messages is the union of the selected messages of each  crite‐
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52       MSGCTXT-PATTERN  or  MSGID-PATTERN or MSGSTR-PATTERN or COMMENT-PATTERN
53       or EXTRACTED-COMMENT-PATTERN syntax:
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55              [-E | -F] [-e PATTERN | -f FILE]...
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57       PATTERNs are basic regular expressions by default, or extended  regular
58       expressions if -E is given, or fixed strings if -F is given.
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60       -N, --location=SOURCEFILE
61              select messages extracted from SOURCEFILE
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63       -M, --domain=DOMAINNAME
64              select messages belonging to domain DOMAINNAME
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66       -J, --msgctxt
67              start of patterns for the msgctxt
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69       -K, --msgid
70              start of patterns for the msgid
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72       -T, --msgstr
73              start of patterns for the msgstr
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75       -C, --comment
76              start of patterns for the translator's comment
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78       -X, --extracted-comment
79              start of patterns for the extracted comment
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81       -E, --extended-regexp
82              PATTERN is an extended regular expression
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84       -F, --fixed-strings
85              PATTERN is a set of newline-separated strings
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87       -e, --regexp=PATTERN
88              use PATTERN as a regular expression
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90       -f, --file=FILE
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93       -i, --ignore-case
94              ignore case distinctions
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96       -v, --invert-match
97              output  only the messages that do not match any selection crite‐
98              rion
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100   Input file syntax:
101       -P, --properties-input
102              input file is in Java .properties syntax
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104       --stringtable-input
105              input file is in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax
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107   Output details:
108       --no-escape
109              do not use C escapes in output (default)
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111       --escape
112              use C escapes in output, no extended chars
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114       --force-po
115              write PO file even if empty
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117       --indent
118              indented output style
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120       --no-location
121              suppress '#: filename:line' lines
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123       --add-location
124              preserve '#: filename:line' lines (default)
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126       --strict
127              strict Uniforum output style
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129       -p, --properties-output
130              write out a Java .properties file
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132       --stringtable-output
133              write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings file
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135       -w, --width=NUMBER
136              set output page width
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138       --no-wrap
139              do not break long message lines, longer  than  the  output  page
140              width, into several lines
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142       --sort-output
143              generate sorted output
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145       --sort-by-file
146              sort output by file location
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148   Informative output:
149       -h, --help
150              display this help and exit
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152       -V, --version
153              output version information and exit
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AUTHOR

156       Written by Bruno Haible.
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REPORTING BUGS

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

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

168       The  full  documentation for msggrep is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
169       If the info and msggrep programs are properly installed at  your  site,
170       the command
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172              info msggrep
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174       should give you access to the complete manual.
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178GNU gettext-tools 0.17           November 2007                      MSGGREP(1)