1MSGUNFMT(1)                      User Commands                     MSGUNFMT(1)
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NAME

6       msgunfmt - uncompile message catalog from binary format
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SYNOPSIS

9       msgunfmt [OPTION] [FILE]...
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DESCRIPTION

12       Convert binary message catalog to Uniforum style .po file.
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14       Mandatory  arguments  to  long  options are mandatory for short options
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17   Operation mode:
18       -j, --java
19              Java mode: input is a Java ResourceBundle class
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21       --csharp
22              C# mode: input is a .NET .dll file
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24       --csharp-resources
25              C# resources mode: input is a .NET .resources file
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27       --tcl  Tcl mode: input is a tcl/msgcat .msg file
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29   Input file location:
30       FILE ...
31              input .mo files
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33       If no input file is given or if it is -, standard input is read.
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35   Input file location in Java mode:
36       -r, --resource=RESOURCE
37              resource name
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39       -l, --locale=LOCALE
40              locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY
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42       The class name is determined by appending the locale name  to  the  re‐
43       source  name, separated with an underscore.  The class is located using
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46   Input file location in C# mode:
47       -r, --resource=RESOURCE
48              resource name
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50       -l, --locale=LOCALE
51              locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY
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53       -d DIRECTORY
54              base directory for locale dependent .dll files
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56       The -l and -d options are mandatory.  The .dll file  is  located  in  a
57       subdirectory  of  the specified directory whose name depends on the lo‐
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60   Input file location in Tcl mode:
61       -l, --locale=LOCALE
62              locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY
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64       -d DIRECTORY
65              base directory of .msg message catalogs
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67       The -l and -d options are mandatory.  The .msg file is located  in  the
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70   Output file location:
71       -o, --output-file=FILE
72              write output to specified file
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74       The  results are written to standard output if no output file is speci‐
75       fied or if it is -.
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77   Output details:
78       --color
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81       --color=WHEN
82              use colors and other text attributes if WHEN.  WHEN may be  'al‐
83              ways', 'never', 'auto', or 'html'.
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85       --style=STYLEFILE
86              specify CSS style rule file for --color
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88       -e, --no-escape
89              do not use C escapes in output (default)
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91       -E, --escape
92              use C escapes in output, no extended chars
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94       --force-po
95              write PO file even if empty
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97       -i, --indent
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100       --strict
101              write strict uniforum style
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103       -p, --properties-output
104              write out a Java .properties file
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106       --stringtable-output
107              write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings file
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109       -w, --width=NUMBER
110              set output page width
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112       --no-wrap
113              do  not  break  long  message lines, longer than the output page
114              width, into several lines
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116       -s, --sort-output
117              generate sorted output
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119   Informative output:
120       -h, --help
121              display this help and exit
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123       -V, --version
124              output version information and exit
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126       -v, --verbose
127              increase verbosity level
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AUTHOR

130       Written by Ulrich Drepper.
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REPORTING BUGS

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

137       Copyright  ©  1995-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+:
138       GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
139       This is free software: you are free  to  change  and  redistribute  it.
140       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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SEE ALSO

143       The  full documentation for msgunfmt is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
144       If the info and msgunfmt programs are properly installed at your  site,
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149       should give you access to the complete manual.
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153GNU gettext-tools 0.22             June 2023                       MSGUNFMT(1)