MSGFMT
#NAME
NAME
#SYNOPSIS
SYNOPSIS
#DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION
#AUTHOR
AUTHOR
#REPORTING BUGS
REPORTING BUGS
#COPYRIGHT
COPYRIGHT
#SEE ALSO
SEE ALSO
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
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
-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.
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)
--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, 2000-2005 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
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.
