| msgfmt - compile message catalog to binary format |
| msgfmt [OPTION] filename.po ... |
| 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 --output-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 |
| Written by Ulrich Drepper. |
| Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>. |
|
Copyright 1995-1998, 2000-2005 Free Software Foundation,
Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. |
| 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. |