1MSGCONV(1)                       User Commands                      MSGCONV(1)
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NAME

6       msgconv - character set conversion for message catalog
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SYNOPSIS

9       msgconv [OPTION] [INPUTFILE]
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DESCRIPTION

12       Converts a translation catalog to a different character encoding.
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14       Mandatory  arguments  to  long  options are mandatory for short options
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17   Input file location:
18       INPUTFILE
19              input PO file
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21       -D, --directory=DIRECTORY
22              add DIRECTORY to list for input files search
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24       If no input file is given or if it is -, standard input is read.
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26   Output file location:
27       -o, --output-file=FILE
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30       The results are written to standard output if no output file is  speci‐
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33   Conversion target:
34       -t, --to-code=NAME
35              encoding for output
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37       The default encoding is the current locale's encoding.
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39   Input file syntax:
40       -P, --properties-input
41              input file is in Java .properties syntax
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43       --stringtable-input
44              input file is in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax
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46   Output details:
47       --color
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51              use  colors and other text attributes if WHEN.  WHEN may be 'al‐
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57       -e, --no-escape
58              do not use C escapes in output (default)
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63       --force-po
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66       -i, --indent
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84       -w, --width=NUMBER
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87       --no-wrap
88              do not break long message lines, longer  than  the  output  page
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91       -s, --sort-output
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94       -F, --sort-by-file
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97   Informative output:
98       -h, --help
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101       -V, --version
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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 msgconv is maintained as a  Texinfo  manual.
119       If  the  info and msgconv programs are properly installed at your site,
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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                       MSGCONV(1)
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