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.TH MSGFMT "1" "November 2006" "GNU gettext-tools 0.16.1" GNU
.SH NAME
msgfmt \- compile message catalog to binary format
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B msgfmt
[\fIOPTION\fR] \fIfilename.po \fR...
.SH DESCRIPTION
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.PP
Generate binary message catalog from textual translation description.
.PP
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
Similarly for optional arguments.
.SS "Input file location:"
.TP
filename.po ...
input files
.TP
\fB\-D\fR, \fB\-\-directory\fR=\fIDIRECTORY\fR
add DIRECTORY to list for input files search
.PP
If input file is -, standard input is read.
.SS "Operation mode:"
.TP
\fB\-j\fR, \fB\-\-java\fR
Java mode: generate a Java ResourceBundle class
.TP
\fB\-\-java2\fR
like \fB\-\-java\fR, and assume Java2 (JDK 1.2 or higher)
.TP
\fB\-\-csharp\fR
C# mode: generate a .NET .dll file
.TP
\fB\-\-csharp\-resources\fR
C# resources mode: generate a .NET .resources file
.TP
\fB\-\-tcl\fR
Tcl mode: generate a tcl/msgcat .msg file
.TP
\fB\-\-qt\fR
Qt mode: generate a Qt .qm file
.SS "Output file location:"
.TP
\fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-output\-file\fR=\fIFILE\fR
write output to specified file
.TP
\fB\-\-strict\fR
enable strict Uniforum mode
.PP
If output file is -, output is written to standard output.
.SS "Output file location in Java mode:"
.TP
\fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-resource\fR=\fIRESOURCE\fR
resource name
.TP
\fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-locale\fR=\fILOCALE\fR
locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY
.TP
\fB\-d\fR DIRECTORY
base directory of classes directory hierarchy
.PP
The class name is determined by appending the locale name to the resource name,
separated with an underscore.  The \fB\-d\fR option is mandatory.  The class is
written under the specified directory.
.SS "Output file location in C# mode:"
.TP
\fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-resource\fR=\fIRESOURCE\fR
resource name
.TP
\fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-locale\fR=\fILOCALE\fR
locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY
.TP
\fB\-d\fR DIRECTORY
base directory for locale dependent .dll files
.PP
The \fB\-l\fR and \fB\-d\fR options are mandatory.  The .dll file is written in a
subdirectory of the specified directory whose name depends on the locale.
.SS "Output file location in Tcl mode:"
.TP
\fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-locale\fR=\fILOCALE\fR
locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY
.TP
\fB\-d\fR DIRECTORY
base directory of .msg message catalogs
.PP
The \fB\-l\fR and \fB\-d\fR options are mandatory.  The .msg file is written in the
specified directory.
.SS "Input file syntax:"
.TP
\fB\-P\fR, \fB\-\-properties\-input\fR
input files are in Java .properties syntax
.TP
\fB\-\-stringtable\-input\fR
input files are in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings
syntax
.SS "Input file interpretation:"
.TP
\fB\-c\fR, \fB\-\-check\fR
perform all the checks implied by
\fB\-\-check\-format\fR, \fB\-\-check\-header\fR, \fB\-\-check\-domain\fR
.TP
\fB\-\-check\-format\fR
check language dependent format strings
.TP
\fB\-\-check\-header\fR
verify presence and contents of the header entry
.TP
\fB\-\-check\-domain\fR
check for conflicts between domain directives
and the \fB\-\-output\-file\fR option
.TP
\fB\-C\fR, \fB\-\-check\-compatibility\fR
check that GNU msgfmt behaves like X/Open msgfmt
.TP
\fB\-\-check\-accelerators\fR[=\fICHAR\fR]
check presence of keyboard accelerators for
menu items
.TP
\fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-use\-fuzzy\fR
use fuzzy entries in output
.SS "Output details:"
.TP
\fB\-a\fR, \fB\-\-alignment\fR=\fINUMBER\fR
align strings to NUMBER bytes (default: 1)
.TP
\fB\-\-no\-hash\fR
binary file will not include the hash table
.SS "Informative output:"
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
display this help and exit
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
output version information and exit
.TP
\fB\-\-statistics\fR
print statistics about translations
.TP
\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
increase verbosity level
.SH AUTHOR
Written by Ulrich Drepper.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>.
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 1995-1998, 2000-2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
.br
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
The full documentation for
.B msgfmt
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
.B info
and
.B msgfmt
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info msgfmt
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.