MSGINIT(1) | GNU | MSGINIT(1) |
Creates a new PO file, initializing the meta information with values from the user's environment.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
-i, --input=INPUTFILE | input POT file |
If no input file is given, the current directory is searched for the POT file. If it is -, standard input is read.
-o, --output-file=FILE | write output to specified PO file |
If no output file is given, it depends on the --locale option or the user's locale setting. If it is -, the results are written to standard output.
-P, --properties-input | input file is in Java .properties syntax |
--stringtable-input | input file is in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax |
-l, --locale=LL_CC | set target locale |
--no-translator | assume the PO file is automatically generated |
-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 |
-h, --help | display this help and exit |
-V, --version | output version information and exit |
info msginit |
should give you access to the complete manual.
April 2005 | GNU gettext-tools 0.14.4 |