MSGFMT(1) GNU 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

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

-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.

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)

--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, 2000-2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

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.

April 2005 GNU gettext-tools 0.14.4