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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 msginitprograms are properly installed at your site, the
command
info msginit should give you access to the complete manual.
