NAME
msgexec - process translations of message catalog
SYNOPSIS
msgexec [OPTION] COMMAND [COMMAND-OPTION]
DESCRIPTION
Applies a command to all translations of a translation catalog. The COMMAND can be any program that reads a translation from standard input. It is invoked once for each translation. Its output becomes msgexec’s output. msgexec’s return code is the maximum return code across all invocations.
A special builtin command called ’0’ outputs the translation, followed by a null byte. The output of "msgexec 0" is suitable as input for "xargs -0".
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
Input file location:
| -i, --input=INPUTFILE | |
| input PO file | |
| -D, --directory=DIRECTORY | |
| add DIRECTORY to list for input files search | |
Input file syntax:
| -P, --properties-input | |
| input file is in Java .properties syntax | |
| --stringtable-input | |
| input file is in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax | |
Informative output:
| -h, --help | display this help and exit |
| -V, --version | |
| output version information and exit | |
AUTHOR
Written by Bruno Haible.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2001-2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html> This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for msgexec is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and msgexec programs are properly installed at your site, the command
| info msgexec | |
