msgconv

msgconv [ OPTION ][ INPUTFILE ]

Converts a translation catalog to a different character encoding.

Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.

Input file location:

INPUTFILE input PO file

-D , --directory = DIRECTORY add DIRECTORY to list for input files search

If no input file is given or if it 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 -.

Conversion target:

-t , --to -code = NAME encoding for output

The default encoding is the current locale's encoding.

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:

--color use colors and other text attributes always

--color = WHEN use colors and other text attributes if WHEN. WHEN may be 'always', 'never', 'auto', or 'html'.

--style = STYLEFILE specify CSS style rule file for --color

-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 indented output style

--no -location suppress '#: filename:line' lines

-n , --add -location preserve '#: filename:line' lines (default)

--strict strict Uniforum output style

-p , --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

Informative output:

-h , --help display this help and exit

-V , --version output version information and exit

Report bugs in the bug tracker at <https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gettext> or by email to <bug -gettext@gnu.org>.

Copyright 2001 -2019 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://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.

The full documentation for msgconv is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and msgconv programs are properly installed at your site, the command info msgconv should give you access to the complete manual.

Written by Bruno Haible.