Man1 - msgfmt.1

filename.po …

input files

-D, *–directory*=/DIRECTORY/

add DIRECTORY to list for input files search

If input file is -, standard input is read.

-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

–desktop

Desktop Entry mode: generate a .desktop file

–xml

XML mode: generate XML file

-o, *–output-file*=/FILE/

write output to specified file

–strict

enable strict Uniforum mode

If output file is -, output is written to standard output.

-r, *–resource*=/RESOURCE/

resource name

-l, *–locale*=/LOCALE/

locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY

–source

produce a .java file, instead of a .class file

-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.

-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.

-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.

-l, *–locale*=/LOCALE/

locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY

-o, *–output-file*=/FILE/

write output to specified file

*–template*=/TEMPLATE/

a .desktop file used as a template

-d DIRECTORY

base directory of .po files

-kWORD, *–keyword*=/WORD/

look for WORD as an additional keyword

-k, –keyword

do not to use default keywords

The -l, -o, and –template options are mandatory. If -D is specified, input files are read from the directory instead of the command line arguments.

-l, *–locale*=/LOCALE/

locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY

-L, *–language*=/NAME/

recognise the specified XML language

-o, *–output-file*=/FILE/

write output to specified file

*–template*=/TEMPLATE/

an XML file used as a template

-d DIRECTORY

base directory of .po files

The -l, -o, and –template options are mandatory. If -D is specified, input files are read from the directory instead of the command line arguments.

-P, –properties-input

input files are in Java .properties syntax

–stringtable-input

input files are in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax

-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

-a, *–alignment*=/NUMBER/

align strings to NUMBER bytes (default: 1)

*–endianness*=/BYTEORDER/

write out 32-bit numbers in the given byte order (big or little, default depends on platform)

–no-hash

binary file will not include the hash table

-h, –help

display this help and exit

-V, –version

output version information and exit

–statistics

print statistics about translations

-v, –verbose

increase verbosity level