MSGFMT(1)
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 --out-put-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 (C) 1995-1998, 2000-2010 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.