msgen - create English message catalog
msgen.exe [OPTION] INPUTFILE
Creates an English translation catalog. The input file is the last created English PO file, or a PO Template file (gen- erally 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: -D, --directory=DIRECTORY |
add DIRECTORY to list for input files search
If input file is -, standard input is read.
Output file location: The results are written to standard output if no output file is specified or if it is -. Input file syntax: |
input file is in Java .properties syntax
input file is in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax
Output details:
--lang=CATALOGNAME
set 'Language' field in the header entry |
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--color --color=WHEN |
use colors and other text attributes always use colors and other text attributes if WHEN. WHEN may be 'always', 'never', 'auto', or |
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--style=STYLEFILE |
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specify CSS style rule file for --color |
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-e, --no-escape -E, --escape --force-po -i, --indent --no-location -n, --add-location --strict |
do not use C escapes in output (default) use C escapes in output, no extended chars write PO file even if empty indented output style suppress '#: filename:line' lines preserve '#: filename:line' lines (default) strict Uniforum output style |
-p, --properties-output
write out a Java .properties file
write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings file
-w, --width=NUMBER --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
Written by Bruno Haible.
Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>.
Copyright © 2001-2010 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 permit- ted by law.
The full documentation for msgen.exe is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and msgen.exe programs are properly installed at your site, the command
info msgen.exe
should give you access to the complete manual.