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
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−−tcl |
Tcl mode: generate a tcl/msgcat .msg file |
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−−qt |
Qt mode: generate a Qt .qm file |
−−desktop
Desktop Entry mode: generate a .desktop file
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−−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
Written by Ulrich Drepper.
Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>.
Copyright
© 1995-1998, 2000-2010 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 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.