msgconv
character set conversion for message catalog
SYNOPSIS
msgconv [OPTION] [INPUTFILE]
DESCRIPTION
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
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs in the bug tracker at <https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gettext> or by email to <bug-gettext@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2001-2020 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.
SEE ALSO
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.
AUTHOR
Written by Bruno Haible.
