msgfilter − edit translations of message catalog
msgfilter [OPTION] FILTER [FILTER-OPTION]
Applies a filter to all translations of a translation catalog.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
Input file
location:
−i,
−−input=INPUTFILE
input PO file
−D, −−directory=DIRECTORY
add DIRECTORY to list for input files search
If no input file is given or if it is -, standard input is read.
Output file
location:
−o,
−−output−file=FILE
write output to specified file
The results are written to standard output if no output file is specified or if it is -.
The FILTER can be any program that reads a translation from standard input and writes a modified translation to standard output.
Filter input
and output:
−−newline
add a newline at the end of input and remove a newline from the end of output
Useful
FILTER-OPTIONs when the FILTER is ’sed’:
−e,
−−expression=SCRIPT
add SCRIPT to the commands to be executed
−f, −−file=SCRIPTFILE
add the contents of SCRIPTFILE to the commands to be executed
−n, −−quiet, −−silent
suppress automatic printing of pattern space
Input file
syntax:
−P,
−−properties−input
input file is in Java .properties syntax
−−stringtable−input
input file is in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax
Output
details:
−−color
use colors and other text attributes always
−−color=WHEN
use colors and other text attributes if WHEN. WHEN may be ’always’, ’never’, ’auto’, or ’html’.
−−style=STYLEFILE
specify CSS style rule file for −−color
−−no−escape
do not use C escapes in output (default)
−E, −−escape
use C escapes in output, no extended chars
−−force−po
write PO file even if empty
−−indent
indented output style
−−keep−header
keep header entry unmodified, don’t filter it
−−no−location
suppress ’#: filename:line’ lines
−n, −−add−location
preserve ’#: filename:line’ lines (default)
−−strict
strict Uniforum output style
−p, −−properties−output
write out a Java .properties file
−−stringtable−output
write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings file
−w, −−width=NUMBER
set output page width
−−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
permitted by law.
The full documentation for msgfilter is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and msgfilter programs are properly installed at your site, the command
info msgfilter
should give you access to the complete manual.