msgcat - combines several message catalogs |
msgcat [OPTION] [INPUTFILE]... |
Concatenates and merges the specified PO files. Find messages which are common to two or more of the specified PO files. By using the --more-than option, greater commonality may be requested before messages are printed. Conversely, the --less-than option may be used to specify less commonality before messages are printed (i.e. --less-than=2 will only print the unique messages). Translations, comments and extract comments will be cumulated, except that if --use-first is specified, they will be taken from the first PO file to define them. File positions from all PO files will be cumulated. |
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too. |
Input file location: |
INPUTFILE ... |
input files |
-f, --files-from=FILE |
get list of input files from FILE |
-D, --directory=DIRECTORY |
add DIRECTORY to list for input files search |
If input file is -, standard input is read. |
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 -. |
Message selection: |
-<, --less-than=NUMBER |
print messages with less than this many definitions, defaults to infinite if not set |
->, --more-than=NUMBER |
print messages with more than this many definitions, defaults to 0 if not set |
-u, --unique |
shorthand for --less-than=2, requests that only unique messages be printed |
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: |
-t, --to-code=NAME |
encoding for output |
--use-first |
use first available translation for each message, don't merge several translations |
-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 |
write the .po file using indented style |
--no-location |
do not write '#: filename:line' lines |
-n, --add-location |
generate '#: filename:line' lines (default) |
--strict |
write out strict Uniforum conforming .po file |
-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 |
Written by Bruno Haible. |
Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>. |
Copyright 2001-2006 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. |
The full documentation for msgcat is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and msgcat programs are properly installed at your site, the command |
info msgcat |
should give you access to the complete manual. |