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NAME

6       msgcat - combines several message catalogs
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SYNOPSIS

9       msgcat [OPTION] [INPUTFILE]...
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DESCRIPTION

12       Concatenates  and  merges  the specified PO files.  Find messages which
13       are common to two or more of the specified  PO  files.   By  using  the
14       --more-than  option,  greater  commonality may be requested before mes‐
15       sages are printed.  Conversely, the --less-than option may be  used  to
16       specify   less   commonality   before   messages   are   printed  (i.e.
17       --less-than=2 will only print the unique messages).  Translations, com‐
18       ments   and   extract  comments  will  be  cumulated,  except  that  if
19       --use-first is specified, they will be taken from the first PO file  to
20       define them.  File positions from all PO files will be cumulated.
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22       Mandatory  arguments  to  long  options are mandatory for short options
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25   Input file location:
26       INPUTFILE ...
27              input files
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29       -f, --files-from=FILE
30              get list of input files from FILE
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32       -D, --directory=DIRECTORY
33              add DIRECTORY to list for input files search
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35       If input file is -, standard input is read.
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37   Output file location:
38       -o, --output-file=FILE
39              write output to specified file
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41       The results are written to standard output if no output file is  speci‐
42       fied or if it is -.
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44   Message selection:
45       -<, --less-than=NUMBER
46              print messages with less than this many definitions, defaults to
47              infinite if not set
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49       ->, --more-than=NUMBER
50              print messages with more than this many definitions, defaults to
51              0 if not set
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53       -u, --unique
54              shorthand  for --less-than=2, requests that only unique messages
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57   Input file syntax:
58       -P, --properties-input
59              input files are in Java .properties syntax
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61       --stringtable-input
62              input files are in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax
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64   Output details:
65       -t, --to-code=NAME
66              encoding for output
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68       --use-first
69              use first available translation for each  message,  don't  merge
70              several translations
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72       -e, --no-escape
73              do not use C escapes in output (default)
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75       -E, --escape
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78       --force-po
79              write PO file even if empty
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81       -i, --indent
82              write the .po file using indented style
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84       --no-location
85              do not write '#: filename:line' lines
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87       -n, --add-location
88              generate '#: filename:line' lines (default)
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90       --strict
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93       -p, --properties-output
94              write out a Java .properties file
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96       --stringtable-output
97              write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings file
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99       -w, --width=NUMBER
100              set output page width
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102       --no-wrap
103              do  not  break  long  message lines, longer than the output page
104              width, into several lines
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106       -s, --sort-output
107              generate sorted output
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109       -F, --sort-by-file
110              sort output by file location
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112   Informative output:
113       -h, --help
114              display this help and exit
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116       -V, --version
117              output version information and exit
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AUTHOR

120       Written by Bruno Haible.
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REPORTING BUGS

123       Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>.
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COPYRIGHT

126       Copyright © 2001-2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
127       This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is
128       NO  warranty;  not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
129       PURPOSE.
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SEE ALSO

132       The full documentation for msgcat is maintained as  a  Texinfo  manual.
133       If  the  info  and msgcat programs are properly installed at your site,
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138       should give you access to the complete manual.
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142GNU gettext-tools 0.16.1         November 2006                       MSGCAT(1)