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NAME

6       msginit - initialize a message catalog
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SYNOPSIS

9       msginit [OPTION]
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DESCRIPTION

12       Creates  a  new  PO file, initializing the meta information with values
13       from the user's environment.
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15       Mandatory arguments to long options are  mandatory  for  short  options
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18   Input file location:
19       -i, --input=INPUTFILE
20              input POT file
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22       If  no  input  file is given, the current directory is searched for the
23       POT file.  If it is -, standard input is read.
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25   Output file location:
26       -o, --output-file=FILE
27              write output to specified PO file
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29       If no output file is given, it depends on the --locale  option  or  the
30       user's locale setting.  If it is -, the results are written to standard
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33   Input file syntax:
34       -P, --properties-input
35              input file is in Java .properties syntax
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37       --stringtable-input
38              input file is in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax
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40   Output details:
41       -l, --locale=LL_CC[.ENCODING]
42              set target locale
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44       --no-translator
45              assume the PO file is automatically generated
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47       --color
48              use colors and other text attributes always
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50       --color=WHEN
51              use colors and other text attributes if WHEN.  WHEN may be  'al‐
52              ways', 'never', 'auto', or 'html'.
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54       --style=STYLEFILE
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57       -p, --properties-output
58              write out a Java .properties file
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60       --stringtable-output
61              write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings file
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63       -w, --width=NUMBER
64              set output page width
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66       --no-wrap
67              do  not  break  long  message lines, longer than the output page
68              width, into several lines
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70   Informative output:
71       -h, --help
72              display this help and exit
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74       -V, --version
75              output version information and exit
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AUTHOR

78       Written by Bruno Haible.
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REPORTING BUGS

81       Report    bugs    in    the    bug    tracker    at     <https://savan‐
82       nah.gnu.org/projects/gettext> or by email to <bug-gettext@gnu.org>.
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COPYRIGHT

85       Copyright  ©  2001-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+:
86       GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
87       This is free software: you are free  to  change  and  redistribute  it.
88       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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SEE ALSO

91       The  full  documentation for msginit is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
92       If the info and msginit programs are properly installed at  your  site,
93       the command
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97       should give you access to the complete manual.
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