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NAME

6       msgcmp - compare message catalog and template
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SYNOPSIS

9       msgcmp [OPTION] def.po ref.pot
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DESCRIPTION

12       Compare  two  Uniforum  style  .po files to check that both contain the
13       same set of msgid strings.  The def.po file is an existing PO file with
14       the  translations.   The ref.pot file is the last created PO file, or a
15       PO Template file (generally created by xgettext).  This is  useful  for
16       checking  that  you have translated each and every message in your pro‐
17       gram.  Where an exact match cannot be found, fuzzy matching is used  to
18       produce better diagnostics.
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20       Mandatory  arguments  to  long  options are mandatory for short options
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23   Input file location:
24       def.po translations
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26       ref.pot
27              references to the sources
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29       -D, --directory=DIRECTORY
30              add DIRECTORY to list for input files search
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32   Operation modifiers:
33       -m, --multi-domain
34              apply ref.pot to each of the domains in def.po
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36       -N, --no-fuzzy-matching
37              do not use fuzzy matching
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39       --use-fuzzy
40              consider fuzzy entries
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42       --use-untranslated
43              consider untranslated entries
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45   Input file syntax:
46       -P, --properties-input
47              input files are in Java .properties syntax
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49       --stringtable-input
50              input files are in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax
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52   Informative output:
53       -h, --help
54              display this help and exit
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56       -V, --version
57              output version information and exit
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AUTHOR

60       Written by Peter Miller.
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REPORTING BUGS

63       Report    bugs    in    the    bug    tracker    at     <https://savan‐
64       nah.gnu.org/projects/gettext> or by email to <bug-gettext@gnu.org>.
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67       Copyright  ©  1995-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+:
68       GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
69       This is free software: you are free  to  change  and  redistribute  it.
70       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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SEE ALSO

73       The  full  documentation  for msgcmp is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
74       If the info and msgcmp programs are properly installed  at  your  site,
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79       should give you access to the complete manual.
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