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MSGEXEC

Section: GNU (1)
Updated: June 2016
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NAME

msgexec - process translations of message catalog  

SYNOPSIS

msgexec [OPTION] COMMAND [COMMAND-OPTION]  

DESCRIPTION

Applies a command to all translations of a translation catalog. The COMMAND can be any program that reads a translation from standard input. It is invoked once for each translation. Its output becomes msgexec's output. msgexec's return code is the maximum return code across all invocations.

A special builtin command called '0' outputs the translation, followed by a null byte. The output of "msgexec 0" is suitable as input for "xargs -0".  

Command input:

--newline
add newline at the end of input

Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.  

Input file location:

-i, --input=INPUTFILE
input PO file
-D, --directory=DIRECTORY
add DIRECTORY to list for input files search

If no input file is given or if it is -, standard input is read.  

Input file syntax:

-P, --properties-input
input file is in Java .properties syntax
--stringtable-input
input file is in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax
 

Informative output:

-h, --help
display this help and exit
-V, --version
output version information and exit
 

AUTHOR

Written by Bruno Haible.  

REPORTING BUGS

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

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2001-2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.  

SEE ALSO

The full documentation for msgexec is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and msgexec programs are properly installed at your site, the command
info msgexec

should give you access to the complete manual.


 

Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
Command input:
Input file location:
Input file syntax:
Informative output:
AUTHOR
REPORTING BUGS
COPYRIGHT
SEE ALSO