1MSGMERGE(1) User Commands MSGMERGE(1)
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6 msgmerge - merge message catalog and template
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9 msgmerge [OPTION] def.po ref.pot
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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‐
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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
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26 Input file location:
27 def.po translations referring to old 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
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39 Operation mode:
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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
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50 Output file location in update mode: The result is written back to
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53 --backup=CONTROL
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59 The version control method may be selected via the --backup option or
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63 never make backups (even if --backup is given)
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78 -m, --multi-domain
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81 --for-msgfmt
82 produce output for 'msgfmt', not for a translator
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84 -N, --no-fuzzy-matching
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87 --previous
88 keep previous msgids of translated messages
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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
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101 --color
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105 use colors and other text attributes if WHEN. WHEN may be 'al‐
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111 -e, --no-escape
112 do not use C escapes in output (default)
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114 -E, --escape
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117 --force-po
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120 -i, --indent
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123 --no-location
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126 -n, --add-location
127 preserve '#: filename:line' lines (default)
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129 --strict
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132 -p, --properties-output
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135 --stringtable-output
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138 -w, --width=NUMBER
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141 --no-wrap
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145 -s, --sort-output
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148 -F, --sort-by-file
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151 Informative output:
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153 display this help and exit
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155 -V, --version
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158 -v, --verbose
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161 -q, --quiet, --silent
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165 Written by Peter Miller.
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168 Report bugs in the bug tracker at <https://savan‐
169 nah.gnu.org/projects/gettext> or by email to <bug-gettext@gnu.org>.
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172 Copyright © 1995-2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+:
173 GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
174 This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
175 There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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178 The full documentation for msgmerge is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
179 If the info and msgmerge programs are properly installed at your site,
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188GNU gettext-tools 0.21.1 October 2022 MSGMERGE(1)