1INTLTOOL-MERGE(8)           System Manager's Manual          INTLTOOL-MERGE(8)
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NAME

6       intltool-merge - merge translated strings into various types of file
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SYNOPSIS

10       intltool-merge [option]... PO_DIRECTORY FILENAME OUTPUT_FILE
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DESCRIPTION

15       Merge  translated strings in po files in PO_DIRECTORY with the original
16       application file FILENAME, and output the file  OUTPUT_FILE  containing
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OPTIONS

26   Mode of operation
27       -b
28       --ba-style
29           Merge  files  in  bonobo-activation style, which is used for bonobo
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33       --desktop-style
34           Merge files in desktop style, which is similar to the Windows  .ini
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38       --keys-style
39           Merge files in keys style, which is used for metadata.
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43           (OBSOLETE) Same as -b/--ba-style.
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46       --rfc822deb-style
47           Merge  files in RFC 822 style, which is usually used in Debian con‐
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51           Merge files in quoted  string  style,  which  just  translates  any
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56           Merge  files  in  standard XML style, both as attributes and as raw
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61       -u
62       --utf8
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71       --cache
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83       --help
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FILES

89       po/.intltool-merge-cache
90              Cache  file  generated  by  intltool-merge,  that  contains  all
91              strings in all po files separated by \01.
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REPORTING BUGS

96       Report bugs to http://bugs.launchpad.net/intltool
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AUTHOR

101       Darin Adler <darin@bentspoon.com>
102       Kenneth Christiansen <kenneth@gnu.org>
103       Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@eazel.com>
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SEE ALSO

108       iconv(1),  intltoolize(8),  intltool-prepare(8),   intltool-extract(8),
109       intltool-update(8)
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113intltool                          2003-08-02                 INTLTOOL-MERGE(8)