MSGFILTER
#NAME
NAME
#SYNOPSIS
SYNOPSIS
#DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION
#AUTHOR
AUTHOR
#REPORTING BUGS
REPORTING BUGS
#COPYRIGHT
COPYRIGHT
#SEE ALSO
SEE ALSO
NAME
msgfilter - edit translations of message catalog
SYNOPSIS
msgfilter
[
OPTION
]
FILTER
[
FILTER-OPTION
]
DESCRIPTION
Applies a filter to all translations of a translation
catalog.
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.
Output file location:
-o
,
--output-file
=
FILE
write output to specified file
The results are written to standard output if no output file
is specified or if it is -.
The FILTER can be any program that reads a translation from
standard input and writes a modified translation to standard
output.
Useful FILTER-OPTIONs when the FILTER is
'sed':
-e
,
--expression
=
SCRIPT
add SCRIPT to the commands to be executed
-f
,
--file
=
SCRIPTFILE
add the contents of SCRIPTFILE to the commands to be
executed
-n
,
--quiet
,
--silent
suppress automatic printing of pattern space
Input file syntax:
-P
,
--properties-input
input file is in Java .properties syntax
--stringtable-input
input file is in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings
syntax
Output details:
--no-escape
do not use C escapes in output (default)
-E
,
--escape
use C escapes in output, no extended chars
--force-po
write PO file even if empty
--indent
indented output style
--keep-header
keep header entry unmodified, don't filter it
--no-location
suppress '#: filename:line' lines
--add-location
preserve '#: filename:line' lines (default)
--strict
strict Uniforum output style
-p
,
--properties-output
write out a Java .properties file
--stringtable-output
write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings file
-w
,
--width
=
NUMBER
set output page width
--no-wrap
do not break long message lines, longer than the output page
width, into several lines
-s
,
--sort-output
generate sorted output
-F
,
--sort-by-file
sort output by file location
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 2001-2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying
conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for
msgfilter
is maintained as
a Texinfo manual. If the
info
and
msgfilter
programs are properly installed at your site, the
command
info msgfilter
should give you access to the complete manual.
