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NAME

6       msgen - create English message catalog
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SYNOPSIS

9       msgen [OPTION] INPUTFILE
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DESCRIPTION

12       Creates  an  English  translation  catalog.  The input file is the last
13       created English PO file, or a PO Template file  (generally  created  by
14       xgettext).   Untranslated  entries  are  assigned a translation that is
15       identical to the msgid.
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17       Mandatory arguments to long options are  mandatory  for  short  options
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20   Input file location:
21       INPUTFILE
22              input PO or POT file
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24       -D, --directory=DIRECTORY
25              add DIRECTORY to list for input files search
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27       If input file is -, standard input is read.
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29   Output file location:
30       -o, --output-file=FILE
31              write output to specified file
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33       The  results are written to standard output if no output file is speci‐
34       fied or if it is -.
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36   Input file syntax:
37       -P, --properties-input
38              input file is in Java .properties syntax
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40       --stringtable-input
41              input file is in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax
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43   Output details:
44       --lang=CATALOGNAME
45              set 'Language' field in the header entry
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47       --color
48              use colors and other text attributes always
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50       --color=WHEN
51              use colors and other text attributes if WHEN.  WHEN may be  'al‐
52              ways', 'never', 'auto', or 'html'.
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54       --style=STYLEFILE
55              specify CSS style rule file for --color
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57       -e, --no-escape
58              do not use C escapes in output (default)
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60       -E, --escape
61              use C escapes in output, no extended chars
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63       --force-po
64              write PO file even if empty
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66       -i, --indent
67              indented output style
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69       --no-location
70              suppress '#: filename:line' lines
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72       -n, --add-location
73              preserve '#: filename:line' lines (default)
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75       --strict
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78       -p, --properties-output
79              write out a Java .properties file
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81       --stringtable-output
82              write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings file
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84       -w, --width=NUMBER
85              set output page width
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87       --no-wrap
88              do  not  break  long  message lines, longer than the output page
89              width, into several lines
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91       -s, --sort-output
92              generate sorted output
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94       -F, --sort-by-file
95              sort output by file location
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97   Informative output:
98       -h, --help
99              display this help and exit
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101       -V, --version
102              output version information and exit
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AUTHOR

105       Written by Bruno Haible.
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REPORTING BUGS

108       Report    bugs    in    the    bug    tracker    at     <https://savan‐
109       nah.gnu.org/projects/gettext> or by email to <bug-gettext@gnu.org>.
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112       Copyright  ©  2001-2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+:
113       GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
114       This is free software: you are free  to  change  and  redistribute  it.
115       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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SEE ALSO

118       The full documentation for msgen is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If
119       the info and msgen programs are properly installed at  your  site,  the
120       command
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122              info msgen
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124       should give you access to the complete manual.
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128GNU gettext-tools 0.21.1         October 2022                         MSGEN(1)
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