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NAME

6       msgmerge - merge message catalog and template
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SYNOPSIS

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

12       Merges  two  Uniforum  style .po files together.  The def.po file is an
13       existing PO file with translations which will  be  taken  over  to  the
14       newly  created  file as long as they still match; comments will be pre‐
15       served, but extracted comments and file positions  will  be  discarded.
16       The  ref.pot  file  is  the last created PO file with up-to-date source
17       references but old translations, or a PO Template file (generally  cre‐
18       ated  by  xgettext);  any  translations or comments in the file will be
19       discarded, however dot comments and file positions will  be  preserved.
20       Where an exact match cannot be found, fuzzy matching is used to produce
21       better results.
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23       Mandatory arguments to long options are  mandatory  for  short  options
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26   Input file location:
27       def.po translations referring to old sources
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29       ref.pot
30              references to new sources
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32       -D, --directory=DIRECTORY
33              add DIRECTORY to list for input files search
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35       -C, --compendium=FILE
36              additional  library  of  message  translations, may be specified
37              more than once
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39   Operation mode:
40       -U, --update
41              update def.po, do nothing if def.po already up to date
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43   Output file location:
44       -o, --output-file=FILE
45              write output to specified file
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47       The results are written to standard output if no output file is  speci‐
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50       Output  file  location  in  update  mode: The result is written back to
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53       --backup=CONTROL
54              make a backup of def.po
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56       --suffix=SUFFIX
57              override the usual backup suffix
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59       The version control method may be selected via the --backup  option  or
60       through the VERSION_CONTROL environment variable.  Here are the values:
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62       none, off
63              never make backups (even if --backup is given)
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65       numbered, t
66              make numbered backups
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68       existing, nil
69              numbered if numbered backups exist, simple otherwise
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71       simple, never
72              always make simple backups
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74       The  backup  suffix  is  '~',  unless  set  with  --suffix  or the SIM‐
75       PLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX environment variable.
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77   Operation modifiers:
78       -m, --multi-domain
79              apply ref.pot to each of the domains in def.po
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81       --for-msgfmt
82              produce output for 'msgfmt', not for a translator
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84       -N, --no-fuzzy-matching
85              do not use fuzzy matching
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87       --previous
88              keep previous msgids of translated messages
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90   Input file syntax:
91       -P, --properties-input
92              input files are in Java .properties syntax
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94       --stringtable-input
95              input files are in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax
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97   Output details:
98       --lang=CATALOGNAME
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101       --color
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104       --color=WHEN
105              use colors and other text attributes if WHEN.  WHEN may be  'al‐
106              ways', 'never', 'auto', or 'html'.
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108       --style=STYLEFILE
109              specify CSS style rule file for --color
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111       -e, --no-escape
112              do not use C escapes in output (default)
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114       -E, --escape
115              use C escapes in output, no extended chars
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117       --force-po
118              write PO file even if empty
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120       -i, --indent
121              indented output style
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123       --no-location
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126       -n, --add-location
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129       --strict
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132       -p, --properties-output
133              write out a Java .properties file
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135       --stringtable-output
136              write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings file
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138       -w, --width=NUMBER
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141       --no-wrap
142              do  not  break  long  message lines, longer than the output page
143              width, into several lines
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145       -s, --sort-output
146              generate sorted output
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148       -F, --sort-by-file
149              sort output by file location
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151   Informative output:
152       -h, --help
153              display this help and exit
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155       -V, --version
156              output version information and exit
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158       -v, --verbose
159              increase verbosity level
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161       -q, --quiet, --silent
162              suppress progress indicators
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AUTHOR

165       Written by Peter Miller.
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REPORTING BUGS

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

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

178       The  full documentation for msgmerge is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
179       If the info and msgmerge programs are properly installed at your  site,
180       the command
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182              info msgmerge
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184       should give you access to the complete manual.
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