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NAME

6       msgcomm - match two message catalogs
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SYNOPSIS

9       msgcomm [OPTION] [INPUTFILE]...
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DESCRIPTION

12       Find  messages  which  are  common  to  two or more of the specified PO
13       files.  By using the --more-than option, greater commonality may be re‐
14       quested  before  messages are printed.  Conversely, the --less-than op‐
15       tion may be used  to  specify  less  commonality  before  messages  are
16       printed  (i.e.   --less-than=2  will  only  print the unique messages).
17       Translations, comments and extracted comments will  be  preserved,  but
18       only from the first PO file to define them.  File positions from all PO
19       files will be cumulated.
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21       Mandatory arguments to long options are  mandatory  for  short  options
22       too.
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24   Input file location:
25       INPUTFILE ...
26              input files
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28       -f, --files-from=FILE
29              get list of input files from FILE
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31       -D, --directory=DIRECTORY
32              add DIRECTORY to list for input files search
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34       If input file is -, standard input is read.
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36   Output file location:
37       -o, --output-file=FILE
38              write output to specified file
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40       The  results are written to standard output if no output file is speci‐
41       fied or if it is -.
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43   Message selection:
44       -<, --less-than=NUMBER
45              print messages with less than this many definitions, defaults to
46              infinite if not set
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48       ->, --more-than=NUMBER
49              print messages with more than this many definitions, defaults to
50              1 if not set
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52       -u, --unique
53              shorthand for --less-than=2, requests that only unique  messages
54              be printed
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56   Input file syntax:
57       -P, --properties-input
58              input files are in Java .properties syntax
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60       --stringtable-input
61              input files are in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax
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63   Output details:
64       --color
65              use colors and other text attributes always
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67       --color=WHEN
68              use  colors and other text attributes if WHEN.  WHEN may be 'al‐
69              ways', 'never', 'auto', or 'html'.
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71       --style=STYLEFILE
72              specify CSS style rule file for --color
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74       -e, --no-escape
75              do not use C escapes in output (default)
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77       -E, --escape
78              use C escapes in output, no extended chars
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80       --force-po
81              write PO file even if empty
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83       -i, --indent
84              write the .po file using indented style
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86       --no-location
87              do not write '#: filename:line' lines
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89       -n, --add-location
90              generate '#: filename:line' lines (default)
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92       --strict
93              write out strict Uniforum conforming .po file
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95       -p, --properties-output
96              write out a Java .properties file
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98       --stringtable-output
99              write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings file
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101       -w, --width=NUMBER
102              set output page width
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104       --no-wrap
105              do not break long message lines, longer  than  the  output  page
106              width, into several lines
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108       -s, --sort-output
109              generate sorted output
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111       -F, --sort-by-file
112              sort output by file location
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114       --omit-header
115              don't write header with 'msgid ""' entry
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117   Informative output:
118       -h, --help
119              display this help and exit
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121       -V, --version
122              output version information and exit
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AUTHOR

125       Written by Peter Miller.
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REPORTING BUGS

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

138       The full documentation for msgcomm is maintained as a  Texinfo  manual.
139       If  the  info and msgcomm programs are properly installed at your site,
140       the command
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144       should give you access to the complete manual.
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