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.\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It was generated by help2man 1.24.
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.TH MSGCAT "1" "January 2004" "GNU gettext-tools 0.14.1" GNU
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msgcat \- combines several message catalogs
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[\fIOPTION\fR] [\fIINPUTFILE\fR]...
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.\" Add any additional description here
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Concatenates and merges the specified PO files.
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Find messages which are common to two or more of the specified PO files.
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By using the \fB\-\-more\-than\fR option, greater commonality may be requested
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before messages are printed. Conversely, the \fB\-\-less\-than\fR option may be
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used to specify less commonality before messages are printed (i.e.
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\fB\-\-less\-than\fR=\fI2\fR will only print the unique messages). Translations,
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comments and extract comments will be cumulated, except that if \fB\-\-use\-first\fR
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is specified, they will be taken from the first PO file to define them.
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File positions from all PO files will be cumulated.
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Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
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.SS "Input file location:"
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\fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-files\-from\fR=\fIFILE\fR
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get list of input files from FILE
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\fB\-D\fR, \fB\-\-directory\fR=\fIDIRECTORY\fR
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add DIRECTORY to list for input files search
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If input file is -, standard input is read.
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.SS "Output file location:"
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\fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-output\-file\fR=\fIFILE\fR
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write output to specified file
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The results are written to standard output if no output file is specified
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.SS "Message selection:"
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-<, \fB\-\-less\-than\fR=\fINUMBER\fR
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print messages with less than this many
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definitions, defaults to infinite if not set
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->, \fB\-\-more\-than\fR=\fINUMBER\fR
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print messages with more than this many
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definitions, defaults to 0 if not set
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\fB\-u\fR, \fB\-\-unique\fR
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shorthand for \fB\-\-less\-than\fR=\fI2\fR, requests
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that only unique messages be printed
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.SS "Input file syntax:"
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\fB\-P\fR, \fB\-\-properties\-input\fR
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input files are in Java .properties syntax
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\fB\-\-stringtable\-input\fR
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input files are in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings
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\fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-to\-code\fR=\fINAME\fR
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use first available translation for each
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message, don't merge several translations
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\fB\-e\fR, \fB\-\-no\-escape\fR
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do not use C escapes in output (default)
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\fB\-E\fR, \fB\-\-escape\fR
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use C escapes in output, no extended chars
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write PO file even if empty
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\fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-indent\fR
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write the .po file using indented style
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\fB\-\-no\-location\fR
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do not write '#: filename:line' lines
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\fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-add\-location\fR
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generate '#: filename:line' lines (default)
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write out strict Uniforum conforming .po file
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\fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-properties\-output\fR
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write out a Java .properties file
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\fB\-\-stringtable\-output\fR
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write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings file
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\fB\-w\fR, \fB\-\-width\fR=\fINUMBER\fR
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do not break long message lines, longer than
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the output page width, into several lines
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\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-sort\-output\fR
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generate sorted output
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\fB\-F\fR, \fB\-\-sort\-by\-file\fR
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sort output by file location
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.SS "Informative output:"
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\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
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display this help and exit
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\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
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output version information and exit
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Written by Bruno Haible.
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Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>.
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Copyright \(co 2001-2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
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warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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The full documentation for
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is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
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programs are properly installed at your site, the command
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should give you access to the complete manual.