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.\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It was generated by help2man 1.24.
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.TH MSGEN "1" "January 2004" "GNU gettext-tools 0.14.1" GNU
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msgen \- create English message catalog
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[\fIOPTION\fR] \fIINPUTFILE\fR
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.\" Add any additional description here
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Creates an English translation catalog. The input file is the last
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created English PO file, or a PO Template file (generally created by
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xgettext). Untranslated entries are assigned a translation that is
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identical to the msgid.
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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\-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 "Input file syntax:"
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\fB\-P\fR, \fB\-\-properties\-input\fR
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input file is in Java .properties syntax
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\fB\-\-stringtable\-input\fR
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input file is in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax
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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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\fB\-\-no\-location\fR
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suppress '#: filename:line' lines
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\fB\-\-add\-location\fR
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preserve '#: filename:line' lines (default)
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strict Uniforum output style
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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.