MSGMERGE
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msgmerge - merge message catalog and template
SYNOPSIS
msgmerge [OPTION] def.po
ref.pot
DESCRIPTION
Merges two Uniforum style .po files together. The def.po
file is an existing PO file with translations which will be
taken over to the newly created file as long as they still
match; comments will be preserved, but extracted comments
and file positions will be discarded. The ref.pot file is
the last created PO file with up-to-date source references
but old translations, or a PO Template file (generally
created by xgettext); any translations or comments in the
file will be discarded, however dot comments and file
positions will be preserved. Where an exact match cannot be
found, fuzzy matching is used to produce better
results.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short
options too.
Input file location: def.po
translations referring to old sources
ref.pot
references to new sources
-D, --directory=DIRECTORY add DIRECTORY to list for input files search
-C, --compendium=FILE additional library of message translations, may be specified
more than once
Operation mode: -U, --update update def.po, do nothing if def.po already up to
date
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 -.
Output file location in update mode: The result is written
back to def.po.
--backup=CONTROL make a backup of def.po
--suffix=SUFFIX override the usual backup suffix
The version control method may be selected via the
--backup option or through the VERSION_CONTROL
environment variable. Here are the values:
none, off
never make backups (even if 
--backup is
given)
numbered, t
make numbered backups
existing, nil
numbered if numbered backups exist, simple
otherwise
simple, never
always make simple backups
The backup suffix is `~', unless set with 
--suffix or
the SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX environment variable.
Operation modifiers: -m, --multi-domain apply ref.pot to each of the domains in def.po
-N, --no-fuzzy-matching do not use fuzzy matching
Input file syntax: -P, --properties-input input files are in Java .properties syntax
--stringtable-input input files are 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
-v, --verbose increase verbosity level
-q, --quiet, --silent suppress progress indicators
AUTHOR
Written by Peter Miller.
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 
msgmerge is maintained as
a Texinfo manual. If the 
info and msgmergeprograms are properly installed at your site, the
command
info msgmerge should give you access to the complete manual.
