msgen1
Create english message catalog
Usage
msgen [OPTION]
INPUTFILE
Overview
Creates an English translation catalog. The input file is the last created English PO file, or a PO Template file (generally created by xgettext). Untranslated entries are assigned a translation that is identical to the msgid.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
Input file location:
- INPUTFILE
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input PO or POT file
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-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 -.
Input file syntax:
-
-P, --properties-input -
input file is in Java .properties syntax
-
--stringtable-input -
input file is in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax
Output details:
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--lang=CATALOGNAME -
set 'Language' field in the header entry
-
--color -
use colors and other text attributes always
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--color=WHEN -
use colors and other text attributes if WHEN. WHEN may be 'always', 'never', 'auto', or 'html'.
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--style=STYLEFILE -
specify CSS style rule file for
--color
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-e, --no-escape -
do not use C escapes in output (default)
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-E, --escape -
use C escapes in output, no extended chars
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--force-po -
write PO file even if empty
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-i, --indent -
indented output style
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--no-location -
suppress '#: filename:line' lines
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-n, --add-location -
preserve '#: filename:line' lines (default)
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--strict -
strict Uniforum output style
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-p, --properties-output -
write out a Java .properties file
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--stringtable-output -
write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings file
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-w, --width=NUMBER -
set output page width
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--no-wrap -
do not break long message lines, longer than the output page width, into several lines
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-s, --sort-output -
generate sorted output
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-F, --sort-by-file -
sort output by file location
Informative output:
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-h, --help -
display this help and exit
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-V, --version -
output version information and exit
Releases
12 releases since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); the text changed 9 times.
--color since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze);
--lang since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze);
--style since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze);
-n since Debian 8 (Jessie).