NAME
msgfmt - compile message catalog to binary format
SYNOPSIS
msgfmt [OPTION] filename.po ...
DESCRIPTION
Generate binary message catalog from textual translation description.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too. Similarly for optional arguments.
Input file location:
filename.po ... | |
input files | |
-D, --directory=DIRECTORY | |
add DIRECTORY to list for input files search | |
Operation mode:
-j, --java | Java mode: generate a Java ResourceBundle class |
--java2 | like --java, and assume Java2 (JDK 1.2 or higher) |
--csharp | |
C# mode: generate a .NET .dll file | |
--csharp-resources | |
C# resources mode: generate a .NET .resources file | |
--tcl | Tcl mode: generate a tcl/msgcat .msg file |
--qt | Qt mode: generate a Qt .qm file |
Output file location:
-o, --output-file=FILE | |
write output to specified file | |
--strict | |
enable strict Uniforum mode | |
Output file location in Java mode:
-r, --resource=RESOURCE | |
resource name | |
-l, --locale=LOCALE | |
locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY | |
-d DIRECTORY | |
base directory of classes directory hierarchy | |
Output file location in C# mode:
-r, --resource=RESOURCE | |
resource name | |
-l, --locale=LOCALE | |
locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY | |
-d DIRECTORY | |
base directory for locale dependent .dll files | |
Output file location in Tcl mode:
-l, --locale=LOCALE | |
locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY | |
-d DIRECTORY | |
base directory of .msg message catalogs | |
Input file syntax:
-P, --properties-input | |
input files are in Java .properties syntax | |
--stringtable-input | |
input files are in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax | |
Input file interpretation:
-c, --check | |
perform all the checks implied by --check-format, --check-header, --check-domain | |
--check-format | |
check language dependent format strings | |
--check-header | |
verify presence and contents of the header entry | |
--check-domain | |
check for conflicts between domain directives and the --output-file option | |
-C, --check-compatibility | |
check that GNU msgfmt behaves like X/Open msgfmt | |
--check-accelerators[=CHAR] | |
check presence of keyboard accelerators for menu items | |
-f, --use-fuzzy | |
use fuzzy entries in output | |
Output details:
-a, --alignment=NUMBER | |
align strings to NUMBER bytes (default: 1) | |
--no-hash | binary file will not include the hash table |
Informative output:
-h, --help | display this help and exit |
-V, --version | |
output version information and exit | |
--statistics | |
print statistics about translations | |
-v, --verbose | |
increase verbosity level | |
AUTHOR
Written by Ulrich Drepper.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 1995-1998, 2000-2007 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 msgfmt is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and msgfmt programs are properly installed at your site, the command
info msgfmt | |