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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
14       requested  before  messages  are  printed.  Conversely, the --less-than
15       option 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 extract comments will be preserved, but only
18       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       -e, --no-escape
65              do not use C escapes in output (default)
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67       -E, --escape
68              use C escapes in output, no extended chars
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70       --force-po
71              write PO file even if empty
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73       -i, --indent
74              write the .po file using indented style
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76       --no-location
77              do not write '#: filename:line' lines
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79       -n, --add-location
80              generate '#: filename:line' lines (default)
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82       --strict
83              write out strict Uniforum conforming .po file
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85       -p, --properties-output
86              write out a Java .properties file
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88       --stringtable-output
89              write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings file
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91       -w, --width=NUMBER
92              set output page width
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94       --no-wrap
95              do  not  break  long  message lines, longer than the output page
96              width, into several lines
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98       -s, --sort-output
99              generate sorted output
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101       -F, --sort-by-file
102              sort output by file location
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104       --omit-header
105              don't write header with `msgid ""' entry
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107   Informative output:
108       -h, --help
109              display this help and exit
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111       -V, --version
112              output version information and exit
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AUTHOR

115       Written by Peter Miller.
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REPORTING BUGS

118       Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>.
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121       Copyright © 1995-1998, 2000-2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
122       This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is
123       NO  warranty;  not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
124       PURPOSE.
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SEE ALSO

127       The full documentation for msgcomm is maintained as a  Texinfo  manual.
128       If  the  info and msgcomm programs are properly installed at your site,
129       the command
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133       should give you access to the complete manual.
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