msginit - initialize a message catalog |
msginit [OPTION] |
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. |
Input file location: |
-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. |
Output file location: |
-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. |
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: |
-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 |
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 2001-2007 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 msginit is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and msginit programs are properly installed at your site, the command |
info msginit |
should give you access to the complete manual. |