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9<h1 align=center>MSGATTRIB</h1>
10<a href="#NAME">NAME</a><br>
11<a href="#SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a><br>
12<a href="#DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a><br>
13<a href="#AUTHOR">AUTHOR</a><br>
14<a href="#REPORTING BUGS">REPORTING BUGS</a><br>
15<a href="#COPYRIGHT">COPYRIGHT</a><br>
16<a href="#SEE ALSO">SEE ALSO</a><br>
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20<a name="NAME"></a>
21<h2>NAME</h2>
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26msgattrib - attribute matching and manipulation on message catalog</td></table>
27<a name="SYNOPSIS"></a>
28<h2>SYNOPSIS</h2>
29
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34<b>msgattrib</b> [<i>OPTION</i>]
35[<i>INPUTFILE</i>]</td></table>
36<a name="DESCRIPTION"></a>
37<h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
38
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43Filters the messages of a translation catalog according to
44their attributes, and manipulates the
45attributes.</td></table>
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51Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short
52options too.</td></table>
53
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58<b>Input file location:</b></td></table>
59
60<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
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64INPUTFILE</td></table>
65
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69<td width="21%"></td><td width="79%">
70input PO file</td></table>
71
72<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
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74<tr valign="top" align="left">
75<td width="10%"></td><td width="90%">
76<b>-D</b>, <b>--directory</b>=<i>DIRECTORY</i></td></table>
77
78<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
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81<td width="21%"></td><td width="79%">
82add DIRECTORY to list for input files search</td></table>
83
84<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
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87<td width="10%"></td><td width="90%">
88If no input file is given or if it is -, standard input is
89read.</td></table>
90
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95<b>Output file location:</b></td></table>
96
97<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
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100<td width="10%"></td><td width="90%">
101<b>-o</b>, <b>--output-file</b>=<i>FILE</i></td></table>
102
103<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
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106<td width="21%"></td><td width="79%">
107write output to specified file</td></table>
108
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112<td width="10%"></td><td width="90%">
113The results are written to standard output if no output file
114is specified or if it is -.</td></table>
115
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120<b>Message selection:</b></td></table>
121
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126<b>--translated</b></td></table>
127
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131<td width="21%"></td><td width="79%">
132keep translated, remove untranslated messages</td></table>
133
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138<b>--untranslated</b></td></table>
139
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143<td width="21%"></td><td width="79%">
144keep untranslated, remove translated messages</td></table>
145
146<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
147       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
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149<td width="10%"></td><td width="90%">
150<b>--no-fuzzy</b></td></table>
151
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156remove 'fuzzy' marked messages</td></table>
157
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162<b>--only-fuzzy</b></td></table>
163
164<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
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168keep 'fuzzy' marked messages</td></table>
169
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174<b>--no-obsolete</b></td></table>
175
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179<td width="21%"></td><td width="79%">
180remove obsolete #~ messages</td></table>
181
182<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
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184<tr valign="top" align="left">
185<td width="10%"></td><td width="90%">
186<b>--only-obsolete</b></td></table>
187
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192keep obsolete #~ messages</td></table>
193
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198<b>Attribute manipulation:</b></td></table>
199
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204<b>--set-fuzzy</b></td></table>
205
206<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
207       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
208<tr valign="top" align="left">
209<td width="21%"></td><td width="79%">
210set all messages 'fuzzy'</td></table>
211
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213       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
214<tr valign="top" align="left">
215<td width="10%"></td><td width="90%">
216<b>--clear-fuzzy</b></td></table>
217
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219       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
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222set all messages non-'fuzzy'</td></table>
223
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225       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
226<tr valign="top" align="left">
227<td width="10%"></td><td width="90%">
228<b>--set-obsolete</b></td></table>
229
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234set all messages obsolete</td></table>
235
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238<tr valign="top" align="left">
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240<b>--clear-obsolete</b></td></table>
241
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246set all messages non-obsolete</td></table>
247
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252<b>--only-file</b>=<i>FILE</i>.po</td></table>
253
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258manipulate only entries listed in FILE.po</td></table>
259
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264<b>--ignore-file</b>=<i>FILE</i>.po</td></table>
265
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267       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
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270manipulate only entries not listed in FILE.po</td></table>
271
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276<b>--fuzzy</b></td></table>
277
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279       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
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282synonym for <b>--only-fuzzy --clear-fuzzy</b></td></table>
283
284<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
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286<tr valign="top" align="left">
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288<b>--obsolete</b></td></table>
289
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291       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
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294synonym for <b>--only-obsolete
295--clear-obsolete</b></td></table>
296
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301<b>Input file syntax:</b></td></table>
302
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307<b>-P</b>, <b>--properties-input</b></td></table>
308
309<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
310       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
311<tr valign="top" align="left">
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313input file is in Java .properties syntax</td></table>
314
315<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
316       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
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319<b>--stringtable-input</b></td></table>
320
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325input file is in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings
326syntax</td></table>
327
328<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
329       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
330<tr valign="top" align="left">
331<td width="4%"></td><td width="96%">
332<b>Output details:</b></td></table>
333
334<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
335       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
336<tr valign="top" align="left">
337<td width="10%"></td><td width="90%">
338<b>-e</b>, <b>--no-escape</b></td></table>
339
340<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
341       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
342<tr valign="top" align="left">
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344do not use C escapes in output (default)</td></table>
345
346<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
347       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
348<tr valign="top" align="left">
349<td width="10%"></td><td width="90%">
350<b>-E</b>, <b>--escape</b></td></table>
351
352<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
353       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
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356use C escapes in output, no extended chars</td></table>
357
358<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
359       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
360<tr valign="top" align="left">
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362<b>--force-po</b></td></table>
363
364<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
365       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
366<tr valign="top" align="left">
367<td width="21%"></td><td width="79%">
368write PO file even if empty</td></table>
369
370<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
371       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
372<tr valign="top" align="left">
373<td width="10%"></td><td width="90%">
374<b>-i</b>, <b>--indent</b></td></table>
375
376<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
377       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
378<tr valign="top" align="left">
379<td width="21%"></td><td width="79%">
380write the .po file using indented style</td></table>
381
382<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
383       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
384<tr valign="top" align="left">
385<td width="10%"></td><td width="90%">
386<b>--no-location</b></td></table>
387
388<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
389       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
390<tr valign="top" align="left">
391<td width="21%"></td><td width="79%">
392do not write '#: filename:line' lines</td></table>
393
394<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
395       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
396<tr valign="top" align="left">
397<td width="10%"></td><td width="90%">
398<b>-n</b>, <b>--add-location</b></td></table>
399
400<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
401       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
402<tr valign="top" align="left">
403<td width="21%"></td><td width="79%">
404generate '#: filename:line' lines (default)</td></table>
405
406<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
407       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
408<tr valign="top" align="left">
409<td width="10%"></td><td width="90%">
410<b>--strict</b></td></table>
411
412<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
413       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
414<tr valign="top" align="left">
415<td width="21%"></td><td width="79%">
416write out strict Uniforum conforming .po file</td></table>
417
418<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
419       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
420<tr valign="top" align="left">
421<td width="10%"></td><td width="90%">
422<b>-p</b>, <b>--properties-output</b></td></table>
423
424<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
425       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
426<tr valign="top" align="left">
427<td width="21%"></td><td width="79%">
428write out a Java .properties file</td></table>
429
430<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
431       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
432<tr valign="top" align="left">
433<td width="10%"></td><td width="90%">
434<b>--stringtable-output</b></td></table>
435
436<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
437       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
438<tr valign="top" align="left">
439<td width="21%"></td><td width="79%">
440write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings file</td></table>
441
442<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
443       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
444<tr valign="top" align="left">
445<td width="10%"></td><td width="90%">
446<b>-w</b>, <b>--width</b>=<i>NUMBER</i></td></table>
447
448<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
449       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
450<tr valign="top" align="left">
451<td width="21%"></td><td width="79%">
452set output page width</td></table>
453
454<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
455       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
456<tr valign="top" align="left">
457<td width="10%"></td><td width="90%">
458<b>--no-wrap</b></td></table>
459
460<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
461       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
462<tr valign="top" align="left">
463<td width="21%"></td><td width="79%">
464do not break long message lines, longer than the output page
465width, into several lines</td></table>
466
467<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
468       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
469<tr valign="top" align="left">
470<td width="10%"></td><td width="90%">
471<b>-s</b>, <b>--sort-output</b></td></table>
472
473<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
474       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
475<tr valign="top" align="left">
476<td width="21%"></td><td width="79%">
477generate sorted output</td></table>
478
479<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
480       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
481<tr valign="top" align="left">
482<td width="10%"></td><td width="90%">
483<b>-F</b>, <b>--sort-by-file</b></td></table>
484
485<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
486       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
487<tr valign="top" align="left">
488<td width="21%"></td><td width="79%">
489sort output by file location</td></table>
490
491<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
492       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
493<tr valign="top" align="left">
494<td width="4%"></td><td width="96%">
495<b>Informative output:</b></td></table>
496
497<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
498       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
499<tr valign="top" align="left">
500<td width="10%"></td><td width="90%">
501<b>-h</b>, <b>--help</b></td></table>
502
503<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
504       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
505<tr valign="top" align="left">
506<td width="21%"></td><td width="79%">
507display this help and exit</td></table>
508
509<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
510       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
511<tr valign="top" align="left">
512<td width="10%"></td><td width="90%">
513<b>-V</b>, <b>--version</b></td></table>
514
515<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
516       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
517<tr valign="top" align="left">
518<td width="21%"></td><td width="79%">
519output version information and exit</td></table>
520<a name="AUTHOR"></a>
521<h2>AUTHOR</h2>
522
523<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
524       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
525<tr valign="top" align="left">
526<td width="10%"></td><td width="90%">
527Written by Bruno Haible.</td></table>
528<a name="REPORTING BUGS"></a>
529<h2>REPORTING BUGS</h2>
530
531<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
532       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
533<tr valign="top" align="left">
534<td width="10%"></td><td width="90%">
535Report bugs to &lt;bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org&gt;.</td></table>
536<a name="COPYRIGHT"></a>
537<h2>COPYRIGHT</h2>
538
539<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
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541<tr valign="top" align="left">
542<td width="10%"></td><td width="90%">
543Copyright 2001-2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.<br>
544This is free software; see the source for copying
545conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for
546MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
547PURPOSE.</td></table>
548<a name="SEE ALSO"></a>
549<h2>SEE ALSO</h2>
550
551<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
552       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
553<tr valign="top" align="left">
554<td width="10%"></td><td width="90%">
555The full documentation for <b>msgattrib</b> is maintained as
556a Texinfo manual. If the <b>info</b> and <b>msgattrib</b>
557programs are properly installed at your site, the
558command</td></table>
559
560<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void"
561       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
562<tr valign="top" align="left">
563<td width="21%"></td><td width="79%">
564<b>info msgattrib</b></td></table>
565
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567       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
568<tr valign="top" align="left">
569<td width="10%"></td><td width="90%">
570should give you access to the complete manual.</td></table>
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573</html>
574