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<h1 align="center">MSGFMT</h1>
<a href="#NAME">NAME</a><br>
<a href="#SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a><br>
<a href="#DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a><br>
<a href="#AUTHOR">AUTHOR</a><br>
<a href="#REPORTING BUGS">REPORTING BUGS</a><br>
<a href="#COPYRIGHT">COPYRIGHT</a><br>
<a href="#SEE ALSO">SEE ALSO</a><br>
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<h2>NAME
<a name="NAME"></a>
</h2>
<p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em">msgfmt −
compile message catalog to binary format</p>
<h2>SYNOPSIS
<a name="SYNOPSIS"></a>
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<p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em"><b>msgfmt</b>
[<i>OPTION</i>] <i>filename.po</i> ...</p>
<h2>DESCRIPTION
<a name="DESCRIPTION"></a>
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<p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em">Generate binary
message catalog from textual translation description.</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em">Mandatory
arguments to long options are mandatory for short options
too. Similarly for optional arguments.</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em"><b>Input file
location:</b> <br>
filename.po ...</p>
<p style="margin-left:22%;">input files</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%;"><b>−D</b>,
<b>−−directory</b>=<i>DIRECTORY</i></p>
<p style="margin-left:22%;">add DIRECTORY to list for input
files search</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em">If input file
is -, standard input is read.</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em"><b>Operation
mode: <br>
−j</b>, <b>−−java</b></p>
<p style="margin-left:22%;">Java mode: generate a Java
ResourceBundle class</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%;"><b>−−java2</b></p>
<p style="margin-left:22%;">like <b>−−java</b>,
and assume Java2 (JDK 1.2 or higher)</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%;"><b>−−csharp</b></p>
<p style="margin-left:22%;">C# mode: generate a .NET .dll
file</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%;"><b>−−csharp−resources</b></p>
<p style="margin-left:22%;">C# resources mode: generate a
.NET .resources file</p>
<table width="100%" border="0" rules="none" frame="void"
cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr valign="top" align="left">
<td width="11%"></td>
<td width="7%">
<p><b>−−tcl</b></p></td>
<td width="4%"></td>
<td width="63%">
<p>Tcl mode: generate a tcl/msgcat .msg file</p></td>
<td width="15%">
</td></tr>
<tr valign="top" align="left">
<td width="11%"></td>
<td width="7%">
<p><b>−−qt</b></p></td>
<td width="4%"></td>
<td width="63%">
<p>Qt mode: generate a Qt .qm file</p></td>
<td width="15%">
</td></tr>
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<p style="margin-left:11%;"><b>−−desktop</b></p>
<p style="margin-left:22%;">Desktop Entry mode: generate a
.desktop file</p>
<table width="100%" border="0" rules="none" frame="void"
cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr valign="top" align="left">
<td width="11%"></td>
<td width="7%">
<p><b>−−xml</b></p></td>
<td width="4%"></td>
<td width="41%">
<p>XML mode: generate XML file</p></td>
<td width="37%">
</td></tr>
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<p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em"><b>Output file
location: <br>
−o</b>,
<b>−−output−file</b>=<i>FILE</i></p>
<p style="margin-left:22%;">write output to specified
file</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%;"><b>−−strict</b></p>
<p style="margin-left:22%;">enable strict Uniforum mode</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em">If output file
is -, output is written to standard output.</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em"><b>Output file
location in Java mode: <br>
−r</b>,
<b>−−resource</b>=<i>RESOURCE</i></p>
<p style="margin-left:22%;">resource name</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%;"><b>−l</b>,
<b>−−locale</b>=<i>LOCALE</i></p>
<p style="margin-left:22%;">locale name, either language or
language_COUNTRY</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%;"><b>−−source</b></p>
<p style="margin-left:22%;">produce a .java file, instead
of a .class file</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%;"><b>−d</b> DIRECTORY</p>
<p style="margin-left:22%;">base directory of classes
directory hierarchy</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em">The class name
is determined by appending the locale name to the resource
name, separated with an underscore. The <b>−d</b>
option is mandatory. The class is written under the
specified directory.</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em"><b>Output file
location in C# mode: <br>
−r</b>,
<b>−−resource</b>=<i>RESOURCE</i></p>
<p style="margin-left:22%;">resource name</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%;"><b>−l</b>,
<b>−−locale</b>=<i>LOCALE</i></p>
<p style="margin-left:22%;">locale name, either language or
language_COUNTRY</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%;"><b>−d</b> DIRECTORY</p>
<p style="margin-left:22%;">base directory for locale
dependent .dll files</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em">The
<b>−l</b> and <b>−d</b> options are mandatory.
The .dll file is written in a subdirectory of the specified
directory whose name depends on the locale.</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em"><b>Output file
location in Tcl mode: <br>
−l</b>, <b>−−locale</b>=<i>LOCALE</i></p>
<p style="margin-left:22%;">locale name, either language or
language_COUNTRY</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%;"><b>−d</b> DIRECTORY</p>
<p style="margin-left:22%;">base directory of .msg message
catalogs</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em">The
<b>−l</b> and <b>−d</b> options are mandatory.
The .msg file is written in the specified directory.</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em"><b>Desktop
Entry mode options: <br>
−l</b>, <b>−−locale</b>=<i>LOCALE</i></p>
<p style="margin-left:22%;">locale name, either language or
language_COUNTRY</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%;"><b>−o</b>,
<b>−−output−file</b>=<i>FILE</i></p>
<p style="margin-left:22%;">write output to specified
file</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%;"><b>−−template</b>=<i>TEMPLATE</i></p>
<p style="margin-left:22%;">a .desktop file used as a
template</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%;"><b>−d</b> DIRECTORY</p>
<p style="margin-left:22%;">base directory of .po files</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%;"><b>−kWORD</b>,
<b>−−keyword</b>=<i>WORD</i></p>
<p style="margin-left:22%;">look for WORD as an additional
keyword</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%;"><b>−k</b>,
<b>−−keyword</b></p>
<p style="margin-left:22%;">do not to use default
keywords</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em">The
<b>−l</b>, <b>−o</b>, and
<b>−−template</b> options are mandatory. If
<b>−D</b> is specified, input files are read from the
directory instead of the command line arguments.</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em"><b>XML mode
options: <br>
−l</b>, <b>−−locale</b>=<i>LOCALE</i></p>
<p style="margin-left:22%;">locale name, either language or
language_COUNTRY</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%;"><b>−L</b>,
<b>−−language</b>=<i>NAME</i></p>
<p style="margin-left:22%;">recognise the specified XML
language</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%;"><b>−o</b>,
<b>−−output−file</b>=<i>FILE</i></p>
<p style="margin-left:22%;">write output to specified
file</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%;"><b>−−template</b>=<i>TEMPLATE</i></p>
<p style="margin-left:22%;">an XML file used as a
template</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%;"><b>−d</b> DIRECTORY</p>
<p style="margin-left:22%;">base directory of .po files</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em">The
<b>−l</b>, <b>−o</b>, and
<b>−−template</b> options are mandatory. If
<b>−D</b> is specified, input files are read from the
directory instead of the command line arguments.</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em"><b>Input file
syntax: <br>
−P</b>,
<b>−−properties−input</b></p>
<p style="margin-left:22%;">input files are in Java
.properties syntax</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%;"><b>−−stringtable−input</b></p>
<p style="margin-left:22%;">input files are in
NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em"><b>Input file
interpretation: <br>
−c</b>, <b>−−check</b></p>
<p style="margin-left:22%;">perform all the checks implied
by <b>−−check−format</b>,
<b>−−check−header</b>,
<b>−−check−domain</b></p>
<p style="margin-left:11%;"><b>−−check−format</b></p>
<p style="margin-left:22%;">check language dependent format
strings</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%;"><b>−−check−header</b></p>
<p style="margin-left:22%;">verify presence and contents of
the header entry</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%;"><b>−−check−domain</b></p>
<p style="margin-left:22%;">check for conflicts between
domain directives and the
<b>−−output−file</b> option</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%;"><b>−C</b>,
<b>−−check−compatibility</b></p>
<p style="margin-left:22%;">check that GNU msgfmt behaves
like X/Open msgfmt</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%;"><b>−−check−accelerators</b>[=<i>CHAR</i>]</p>
<p style="margin-left:22%;">check presence of keyboard
accelerators for menu items</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%;"><b>−f</b>,
<b>−−use−fuzzy</b></p>
<p style="margin-left:22%;">use fuzzy entries in output</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em"><b>Output
details: <br>
−a</b>,
<b>−−alignment</b>=<i>NUMBER</i></p>
<p style="margin-left:22%;">align strings to NUMBER bytes
(default: 1)</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%;"><b>−−endianness</b>=<i>BYTEORDER</i></p>
<p style="margin-left:22%;">write out 32-bit numbers in the
given byte order (big or little, default depends on
platform)</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%;"><b>−−no−hash</b></p>
<p style="margin-left:22%;">binary file will not include
the hash table</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em"><b>Informative
output: <br>
−h</b>, <b>−−help</b></p>
<p style="margin-left:22%;">display this help and exit</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%;"><b>−V</b>,
<b>−−version</b></p>
<p style="margin-left:22%;">output version information and
exit</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%;"><b>−−statistics</b></p>
<p style="margin-left:22%;">print statistics about
translations</p>
<p style="margin-left:11%;"><b>−v</b>,
<b>−−verbose</b></p>
<p style="margin-left:22%;">increase verbosity level</p>
<h2>AUTHOR
<a name="AUTHOR"></a>
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<p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em">Written by
Ulrich Drepper.</p>
<h2>REPORTING BUGS
<a name="REPORTING BUGS"></a>
</h2>
<p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em">Report bugs to
<bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>.</p>
<h2>COPYRIGHT
<a name="COPYRIGHT"></a>
</h2>
<p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em">Copyright
© 1995-1998, 2000-2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later
<http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html> <br>
This is free software: you are free to change and
redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent
permitted by law.</p>
<h2>SEE ALSO
<a name="SEE ALSO"></a>
</h2>
<p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em">The full
documentation for <b>msgfmt</b> is maintained as a Texinfo
manual. If the <b>info</b> and <b>msgfmt</b> programs are
properly installed at your site, the command</p>
<p style="margin-left:22%; margin-top: 1em"><b>info
msgfmt</b></p>
<p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em">should give you
access to the complete manual.</p>
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