MSGEN
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msgen - create English message catalog
SYNOPSIS
msgen [OPTION] INPUTFILE DESCRIPTION
Creates an English translation catalog. The input file is
the last created English PO file, or a PO Template file
(generally created by xgettext). Untranslated entries are
assigned a translation that is identical to the
msgid.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short
options too.
Input file location: INPUTFILE
input PO or POT file
-D, --directory=DIRECTORY add DIRECTORY to list for input files search
If input file 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 -.
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 indented output style
--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 
msgen is maintained as a
Texinfo manual. If the 
info and msgen programs
are properly installed at your site, the
command
info msgen should give you access to the complete manual.
