msgen
create English message catalog
SYNOPSIS
msgen [OPTION] INPUTFILE
DESCRIPTION
Creates an English translation catalog. The input file is the last created English PO file, or a PO Template file (generally created by xgettext). Untranslated entries are assigned a translation that is identical to the msgid.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
Input file location:
- INPUTFILE
-
input PO or POT file
- -D, --directory=DIRECTORY
-
add DIRECTORY to list for input files search
If input file 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 -.
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:
- --lang=CATALOGNAME
-
set 'Language' field in the header entry
- --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 © 2001-2023 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 msgen is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and msgen programs are properly installed at your site, the command info msgen should give you access to the complete manual.
AUTHOR
Written by Bruno Haible.
