MSGATTRIB
#NAME
NAME
#SYNOPSIS
SYNOPSIS
#DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION
#AUTHOR
AUTHOR
#REPORTING BUGS
REPORTING BUGS
#COPYRIGHT
COPYRIGHT
#SEE ALSO
SEE ALSO
NAME
msgattrib - attribute matching and manipulation on message catalog
SYNOPSIS
msgattrib
[
OPTION
]
[
INPUTFILE
]
DESCRIPTION
Filters the messages of a translation catalog according to
their attributes, and manipulates the
attributes.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short
options too.
Input file location:
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 -.
Message selection:
--translated
keep translated, remove untranslated messages
--untranslated
keep untranslated, remove translated messages
--no-fuzzy
remove 'fuzzy' marked messages
--only-fuzzy
keep 'fuzzy' marked messages
--no-obsolete
remove obsolete #~ messages
--only-obsolete
keep obsolete #~ messages
Attribute manipulation:
--set-fuzzy
set all messages 'fuzzy'
--clear-fuzzy
set all messages non-'fuzzy'
--set-obsolete
set all messages obsolete
--clear-obsolete
set all messages non-obsolete
--only-file
=
FILE
.po
manipulate only entries listed in FILE.po
--ignore-file
=
FILE
.po
manipulate only entries not listed in FILE.po
--fuzzy
synonym for
--only-fuzzy --clear-fuzzy
--obsolete
synonym for
--only-obsolete
--clear-obsolete
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:
-e
,
--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
-i
,
--indent
write the .po file using indented style
--no-location
do not write '#: filename:line' lines
-n
,
--add-location
generate '#: filename:line' lines (default)
--strict
write out strict Uniforum conforming .po file
-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
msgattrib
is maintained as
a Texinfo manual. If the
info
and
msgattrib
programs are properly installed at your site, the
command
info msgattrib
should give you access to the complete manual.
