MSGINIT
#NAME
NAME
#SYNOPSIS
SYNOPSIS
#DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION
#AUTHOR
AUTHOR
#REPORTING BUGS
REPORTING BUGS
#COPYRIGHT
COPYRIGHT
#SEE ALSO
SEE ALSO
NAME
msginit - initialize a message catalog
SYNOPSIS
msginit
[
OPTION
]
DESCRIPTION
Creates a new PO file, initializing the meta information
with values from the user's environment.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short
options too.
Input file location:
-i
,
--input
=
INPUTFILE
input POT file
If no input file is given, the current directory is searched
for the POT file. If it is -, standard input is
read.
Output file location:
-o
,
--output-file
=
FILE
write output to specified PO file
If no output file is given, it depends on the
--locale
option or the user's locale setting. If it
is -, the results are written to standard
output.
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:
-l
,
--locale
=
LL_CC
set target locale
--no-translator
assume the PO file is automatically generated
-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
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
msginit
is maintained as a
Texinfo manual. If the
info
and
msginit
programs are properly installed at your site, the
command
info msginit
should give you access to the complete manual.
