NAME
xgettext - extract gettext strings from source
SYNOPSIS
xgettext [OPTION] [INPUTFILE]...
DESCRIPTION
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 | |
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 | |
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++ |
Input file interpretation:
--from-code=NAME | |
encoding of input files (except for Python, Tcl, Glade) | |
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++) |
--kde | recognize KDE 4 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 | |
dont write header with msgid "" entry | |
--copyright-holder=STRING | |
set copyright holder in output | |
--foreign-user | |
omit FSF copyright in output for foreign user | |
--package-name=PACKAGE | |
set package name in output | |
--package-version=VERSION | |
set package version in output | |
--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 | |
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 xgettext is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and xgettext programs are properly installed at your site, the command
info xgettext | |