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
If input file is -, standard input is read.

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
If output file is -, output is written to standard output.

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
The class name is determined by appending the locale name to the resource name, separated with an underscore. The -d option is mandatory. The class is written under the specified directory.

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
The -l and -d options are mandatory. The .dll file is written in a subdirectory of the specified directory whose name depends on the locale.

Output file location in Tcl mode:

-l, --locale=LOCALE
 locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY
-d DIRECTORY
 base directory of .msg message catalogs
The -l and -d options are mandatory. The .msg file is written in the specified directory.

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
should give you access to the complete manual.

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