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

   --desktop
          Desktop Entry mode: generate a .desktop file

   --xml  XML mode: generate XML 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

   --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.

   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.

   Desktop Entry mode options:
   -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.

   XML mode options:
   -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.

   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)

   --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

   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    1995-1998,  2000-2016  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.

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