MSGFMT
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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 msgfmtprograms are properly installed at your site, the
command
info msgfmt should give you access to the complete manual.
