MSGFMT
Section: GNU (1)
Updated: June 2016
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NAME
msgfmt - compile message catalog to binary format
SYNOPSIS
msgfmt
[
OPTION]
filename.po ...
DESCRIPTION
Generate binary message catalog from textual translation description.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
Similarly for optional arguments.
Input file location:
- filename.po ...
-
input files
- -D, --directory=DIRECTORY
-
add DIRECTORY to list for input files search
If input file is -, standard input is read.
Operation mode:
- -j, --java
-
Java mode: generate a Java ResourceBundle class
- --java2
-
like --java, and assume Java2 (JDK 1.2 or higher)
- --csharp
-
C# mode: generate a .NET .dll file
- --csharp-resources
-
C# resources mode: generate a .NET .resources file
- --tcl
-
Tcl mode: generate a tcl/msgcat .msg file
- --qt
-
Qt mode: generate a Qt .qm file
- --desktop
-
Desktop Entry mode: generate a .desktop file
- --xml
-
XML mode: generate XML file
Output file location:
- -o, --output-file=FILE
-
write output to specified file
- --strict
-
enable strict Uniforum mode
If output file is -, output is written to standard output.
Output file location in Java mode:
- -r, --resource=RESOURCE
-
resource name
- -l, --locale=LOCALE
-
locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY
- --source
-
produce a .java file, instead of a .class file
- -d DIRECTORY
-
base directory of classes directory hierarchy
The class name is determined by appending the locale name to the resource name,
separated with an underscore. The -d option is mandatory. The class is
written under the specified directory.
Output file location in C# mode:
- -r, --resource=RESOURCE
-
resource name
- -l, --locale=LOCALE
-
locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY
- -d DIRECTORY
-
base directory for locale dependent .dll files
The -l and -d options are mandatory. The .dll file is written in a
subdirectory of the specified directory whose name depends on the locale.
Output file location in Tcl mode:
- -l, --locale=LOCALE
-
locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY
- -d DIRECTORY
-
base directory of .msg message catalogs
The -l and -d options are mandatory. The .msg file is written in the
specified directory.
Desktop Entry mode options:
- -l, --locale=LOCALE
-
locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY
- -o, --output-file=FILE
-
write output to specified file
- --template=TEMPLATE
-
a .desktop file used as a template
- -d DIRECTORY
-
base directory of .po files
- -kWORD, --keyword=WORD
-
look for WORD as an additional keyword
- -k, --keyword
-
do not to use default keywords
The -l, -o, and --template options are mandatory. If -D is specified, input
files are read from the directory instead of the command line arguments.
XML mode options:
- -l, --locale=LOCALE
-
locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY
- -L, --language=NAME
-
recognise the specified XML language
- -o, --output-file=FILE
-
write output to specified file
- --template=TEMPLATE
-
an XML file used as a template
- -d DIRECTORY
-
base directory of .po files
The -l, -o, and --template options are mandatory. If -D is specified, input
files are read from the directory instead of the command line arguments.
Input file syntax:
- -P, --properties-input
-
input files are in Java .properties syntax
- --stringtable-input
-
input files are in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings
syntax
Input file interpretation:
- -c, --check
-
perform all the checks implied by
--check-format, --check-header, --check-domain
- --check-format
-
check language dependent format strings
- --check-header
-
verify presence and contents of the header entry
- --check-domain
-
check for conflicts between domain directives
and the --output-file option
- -C, --check-compatibility
-
check that GNU msgfmt behaves like X/Open msgfmt
- --check-accelerators[=CHAR]
-
check presence of keyboard accelerators for
menu items
- -f, --use-fuzzy
-
use fuzzy entries in output
Output details:
- -a, --alignment=NUMBER
-
align strings to NUMBER bytes (default: 1)
- --endianness=BYTEORDER
-
write out 32-bit numbers in the given byte order
(big or little, default depends on platform)
- --no-hash
-
binary file will not include the hash table
Informative output:
- -h, --help
-
display this help and exit
- -V, --version
-
output version information and exit
- --statistics
-
print statistics about translations
- -v, --verbose
-
increase verbosity level
AUTHOR
Written by Ulrich Drepper.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <
bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 1995-1998, 2000-2016 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
msgfmt
is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
info
and
msgfmt
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
-
info msgfmt
should give you access to the complete manual.
Index
- NAME
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- SYNOPSIS
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- DESCRIPTION
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- Input file location:
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- Operation mode:
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- Output file location:
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- Output file location in Java mode:
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- Output file location in C# mode:
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- Output file location in Tcl mode:
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- Desktop Entry mode options:
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- XML mode options:
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- Input file syntax:
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- Input file interpretation:
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- Output details:
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- Informative output:
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- AUTHOR
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- REPORTING BUGS
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- COPYRIGHT
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- SEE ALSO
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