1MSGMERGE(1)                           GNU                          MSGMERGE(1)
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NAME

6       msgmerge - merge message catalog and template
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SYNOPSIS

9       msgmerge [OPTION] def.po ref.pot
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DESCRIPTION

12       Merges  two  Uniforum  style .po files together.  The def.po file is an
13       existing PO file with translations which will  be  taken  over  to  the
14       newly  created  file as long as they still match; comments will be pre‐
15       served, but extracted comments and file positions  will  be  discarded.
16       The  ref.pot  file  is  the last created PO file with up-to-date source
17       references but old translations, or a PO Template file (generally  cre‐
18       ated  by  xgettext);  any  translations or comments in the file will be
19       discarded, however dot comments and file positions will  be  preserved.
20       Where an exact match cannot be found, fuzzy matching is used to produce
21       better results.
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23       Mandatory arguments to long options are  mandatory  for  short  options
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26   Input file location:
27       def.po translations referring to old sources
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29       ref.pot
30              references to new sources
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32       -D, --directory=DIRECTORY
33              add DIRECTORY to list for input files search
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35       -C, --compendium=FILE
36              additional  library  of  message  translations, may be specified
37              more than once
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39   Operation mode:
40       -U, --update
41              update def.po, do nothing if def.po already up to date
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43   Output file location:
44       -o, --output-file=FILE
45              write output to specified file
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47       The results are written to standard output if no output file is  speci‐
48       fied or if it is -.
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50       Output  file  location  in  update  mode: The result is written back to
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53       --backup=CONTROL
54              make a backup of def.po
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56       --suffix=SUFFIX
57              override the usual backup suffix
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59       The version control method may be selected via the --backup  option  or
60       through the VERSION_CONTROL environment variable.  Here are the values:
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62       none, off
63              never make backups (even if --backup is given)
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65       numbered, t
66              make numbered backups
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68       existing, nil
69              numbered if numbered backups exist, simple otherwise
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71       simple, never
72              always make simple backups
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74       The  backup  suffix  is  '~',  unless  set  with  --suffix  or the SIM‐
75       PLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX environment variable.
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77   Operation modifiers:
78       -m, --multi-domain
79              apply ref.pot to each of the domains in def.po
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81       -N, --no-fuzzy-matching
82              do not use fuzzy matching
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84       --previous
85              keep previous msgids of translated messages
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87   Input file syntax:
88       -P, --properties-input
89              input files are in Java .properties syntax
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91       --stringtable-input
92              input files are in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax
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94   Output details:
95       --lang=CATALOGNAME
96              set 'Language' field in the header entry
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98       --color
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101       --color=WHEN
102              use colors and other text  attributes  if  WHEN.   WHEN  may  be
103              'always', 'never', 'auto', or 'html'.
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105       --style=STYLEFILE
106              specify CSS style rule file for --color
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108       -e, --no-escape
109              do not use C escapes in output (default)
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111       -E, --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       -i, --indent
118              indented output style
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120       --no-location
121              suppress '#: filename:line' lines
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123       -n, --add-location
124              preserve '#: filename:line' lines (default)
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126       --strict
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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
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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       -s, --sort-output
143              generate sorted output
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145       -F, --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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155       -v, --verbose
156              increase verbosity level
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158       -q, --quiet, --silent
159              suppress progress indicators
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AUTHOR

162       Written by Peter Miller.
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REPORTING BUGS

165       Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>.
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168       Copyright  ©  1995-1998,  2000-2016  Free  Software  Foundation,   Inc.
169       License      GPLv3+:     GNU     GPL     version     3     or     later
170       <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
171       This is free software: you are free  to  change  and  redistribute  it.
172       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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SEE ALSO

175       The  full documentation for msgmerge is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
176       If the info and msgmerge programs are properly installed at your  site,
177       the command
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181       should give you access to the complete manual.
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185GNU gettext-tools 0.19.8.1         June 2016                       MSGMERGE(1)
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