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msginit - initialize a message catalog msginit [OPTION] Add any additional description here

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

Written by Bruno Haible. Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>. Copyright \(co 2001-2006 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.

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.