1INTLTOOL-EXTRACT(8) System Manager's Manual INTLTOOL-EXTRACT(8)
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6 intltool-extract - generate header files which can be read by gettext
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10 intltool-extract [options]... SOURCE_FILE
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15 intltool-extract extracts strings in the specified XML/INI type
16 SOURCE_FILE and writes them into a C header file. Then xgettext(1) can
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19 intltool-extract is usually not executed manually, but called from
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26 Creates a subdirectory under current working directory (named
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38 Specify the type of source file. Currently supported types are:
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41 "gettext/keys" (.keys)
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43 "gettext/quoted" (all strings within "")
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66 Darin Adler <darin@bentspoon.com>
67 Kenneth Christiansen <kenneth@gnu.org>
68 Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@eazel.com>
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73 intltoolize(8), intltool-prepare(8), intltool-merge(8), intltool-
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