msgattrib − attribute matching and manipulation on message catalog
msgattrib [OPTION] [INPUTFILE]
Filters the messages of a translation catalog according to their attributes, and manipulates the attributes.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
Input file
location:
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 -.
Message
selection:
−−translated
keep translated, remove untranslated messages
−−untranslated
keep untranslated, remove translated messages
−−no−fuzzy
remove ’fuzzy’ marked messages
−−only−fuzzy
keep ’fuzzy’ marked messages
−−no−obsolete
remove obsolete #~ messages
−−only−obsolete
keep obsolete #~ messages
Attribute
manipulation:
−−set−fuzzy
set all messages ’fuzzy’
−−clear−fuzzy
set all messages non-’fuzzy’
−−set−obsolete
set all messages obsolete
−−clear−obsolete
set all messages non-obsolete
−−previous
when setting ’fuzzy’, keep previous msgids of translated messages.
−−clear−previous
remove the "previous msgid" from all messages
−−empty
when removing ’fuzzy’, also set msgstr empty
−−only−file=FILE.po
manipulate only entries listed in FILE.po
−−ignore−file=FILE.po
manipulate only entries not listed in FILE.po
−−fuzzy
synonym for −−only−fuzzy −−clear−fuzzy
−−obsolete
synonym for −−only−obsolete −−clear−obsolete
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
−e, −−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
−i, −−indent
write the .po file using indented style
−−no−location
do not write ’#: filename:line’ lines
−n, −−add−location
generate ’#: filename:line’ lines (default)
−−strict
write out strict Uniforum conforming .po file
−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
© 2001-2016 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.
The full documentation for msgattrib is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and msgattrib programs are properly installed at your site, the command
info msgattrib
should give you access to the complete manual.