| xgettext - extract gettext strings from source |
| xgettext [OPTION] [INPUTFILE]... |
| Extract translatable strings from given input files. |
| Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too. Similarly for optional arguments. |
| 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: |
| -d, --default-domain=NAME |
| use NAME.po for output (instead of messages.po) |
| -o, --output=FILE |
| write output to specified file |
| -p, --output-dir=DIR |
| output files will be placed in directory DIR |
| If output file is -, output is written to standard output. |
| Choice of input file language: |
| -L, --language=NAME |
| recognise the specified language (C, C++, ObjectiveC, PO, Shell, Python, Lisp, EmacsLisp, librep, Scheme, Smalltalk, Java, JavaProperties, C#, awk, YCP, Tcl, Perl, PHP, GCC-source, NXStringTable, RST, Glade) |
| -C, --c++ |
| shorthand for --language=C++ |
| By default the language is guessed depending on the input file name extension. |
| Input file interpretation: |
| --from-code=NAME |
| encoding of input files (except for Python, Tcl, Glade) |
| By default the input files are assumed to be in ASCII. |
| Operation mode: |
| -j, --join-existing |
| join messages with existing file |
| -x, --exclude-file=FILE.po |
| entries from FILE.po are not extracted |
| -c, --add-comments[=TAG] |
| place comment block with TAG (or those preceding keyword lines) in output file |
| Language specific options: |
| -a, --extract-all |
| extract all strings (only languages C, C++, ObjectiveC, Shell, Python, Lisp, EmacsLisp, librep, Scheme, Java, C#, awk, Tcl, Perl, PHP, GCC-source, Glade) |
| -k, --keyword[=WORD] |
| additional keyword to be looked for (without WORD means not to use default keywords) |
| (only languages C, C++, ObjectiveC, Shell, Python, Lisp, EmacsLisp, librep, Scheme, Java, C#, awk, Tcl, Perl, PHP, GCC-source, Glade) |
| --flag=WORD:ARG:FLAG |
| additional flag for strings inside the argument number ARG of keyword WORD |
| (only languages C, C++, ObjectiveC, Shell, Python, Lisp, EmacsLisp, librep, Scheme, Java, C#, awk, YCP, Tcl, Perl, PHP, GCC-source) |
| -T, --trigraphs |
| understand ANSI C trigraphs for input (only languages C, C++, ObjectiveC) |
| --qt |
| recognize Qt format strings (only language C++) |
| --boost |
| recognize Boost format strings (only language C++) |
| --debug |
| more detailed formatstring recognition result |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| --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 |
| --omit-header |
| don't write header with `msgid ""' entry |
| --copyright-holder=STRING |
| set copyright holder in output |
| --foreign-user |
| omit FSF copyright in output for foreign user |
| --msgid-bugs-address=EMAIL@ADDRESS |
| set report address for msgid bugs |
| -m, --msgstr-prefix[=STRING] |
| use STRING or "" as prefix for msgstr entries |
| -M, --msgstr-suffix[=STRING] |
| use STRING or "" as suffix for msgstr entries |
| Informative output: |
| -h, --help |
| display this help and exit |
| -V, --version |
| output version information and exit |
| Written by Ulrich Drepper. |
| Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>. |
|
Copyright 1995-1998, 2000-2006 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 xgettext is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and xgettext programs are properly installed at your site, the command |
| info xgettext |
| should give you access to the complete manual. |