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>MSGCONV
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13 <a href=
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17 <a href=
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28 <p>msgconv
− character set conversion for message
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40 <p><b>msgconv
</b> [
<i>OPTION
</i>] [
<i>INPUTFILE
</i>]
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51 <p>Converts a translation catalog to a different character
54 <p>Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for
55 short options too.
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64 <p><b>Input file location:
</b></p></td>
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90 <b>−−directory
</b>=
<i>DIRECTORY
</i></p></td>
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98 <p>add DIRECTORY to list for input files search
</p>
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107 <p>If no input file is given or if it is -, standard input
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117 <p><b>Output file location:
</b></p></td>
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126 <b>−−output
−file
</b>=
<i>FILE
</i></p></td>
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134 <p>write output to specified file
</p>
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143 <p>The results are written to standard output if no output
144 file is specified or if it is -.
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153 <p><b>Conversion target:
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159 <td width=
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162 <b>−−to
−code
</b>=
<i>NAME
</i></p></td>
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170 <p>encoding for output
</p>
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179 <p>The default encoding is the current locale
’s
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189 <p><b>Input file syntax:
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198 <b>−−properties
−input
</b></p></td>
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206 <p>input file is in Java .properties syntax
</p>
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215 <p><b>−−stringtable
−input
</b></p></td>
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223 <p>input file is in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax
</p>
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232 <p><b>Output details:
</b></p></td>
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240 <p><b>−−color
</b></p></td>
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248 <p>use colors and other text attributes always
</p>
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257 <p><b>−−color
</b>=
<i>WHEN
</i></p></td>
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265 <p>use colors and other text attributes if WHEN. WHEN may be
266 ’always
’,
’never
’,
267 ’auto
’, or
’html
’.
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276 <p><b>−−style
</b>=
<i>STYLEFILE
</i></p></td>
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284 <p>specify CSS style rule file for
285 <b>−−color
</b></p>
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295 <b>−−no
−escape
</b></p></td>
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303 <p>do not use C escapes in output (default)
</p>
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312 <p><b>−E
</b>,
<b>−−escape
</b></p></td>
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320 <p>use C escapes in output, no extended chars
</p>
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329 <p><b>−−force
−po
</b></p></td>
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337 <p>write PO file even if empty
</p>
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"10%"></td>
346 <p><b>−i
</b>,
<b>−−indent
</b></p></td>
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354 <p>indented output style
</p>
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363 <p><b>−−no
−location
</b></p></td>
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369 <td width=
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371 <p>suppress
’#: filename:line
’ lines
</p>
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380 <p><b>−−add
−location
</b></p></td>
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388 <p>preserve
’#: filename:line
’ lines
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398 <p><b>−−strict
</b></p></td>
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406 <p>strict Uniforum output style
</p>
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416 <b>−−properties
−output
</b></p></td>
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424 <p>write out a Java .properties file
</p>
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433 <p><b>−−stringtable
−output
</b></p></td>
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441 <p>write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings file
</p>
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451 <b>−−width
</b>=
<i>NUMBER
</i></p></td>
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459 <p>set output page width
</p>
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468 <p><b>−−no
−wrap
</b></p></td>
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476 <p>do not break long message lines, longer than the output
477 page width, into several lines
</p>
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487 <b>−−sort
−output
</b></p></td>
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495 <p>generate sorted output
</p>
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"10%"></td>
505 <b>−−sort
−by
−file
</b></p></td>
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"0" cellpadding=
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"21%"></td>
513 <p>sort output by file location
</p>
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522 <p><b>Informative output:
</b></p></td>
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530 <p><b>−h
</b>,
<b>−−help
</b></p></td>
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538 <p>display this help and exit
</p>
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547 <p><b>−V
</b>,
<b>−−version
</b></p></td>
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553 <td width=
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555 <p>output version information and exit
</p>
558 <a name=
"AUTHOR"></a>
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564 <td width=
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566 <p>Written by Bruno Haible.
</p>
569 <a name=
"REPORTING BUGS"></a>
570 <h2>REPORTING BUGS
</h2>
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575 <td width=
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577 <p>Report bugs to
<bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org
>.
</p>
580 <a name=
"COPYRIGHT"></a>
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588 <p>Copyright
© 2001-
2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
589 License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version
3 or later
590 <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
><br>
591 This is free software: you are free to change and
592 redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent
593 permitted by law.
</p>
596 <a name=
"SEE ALSO"></a>
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604 <p>The full documentation for
<b>msgconv
</b> is maintained
605 as a Texinfo manual. If the
<b>info
</b> and
<b>msgconv
</b>
606 programs are properly installed at your site, the
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616 <p><b>info msgconv
</b></p>
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625 <p>should give you access to the complete manual.
</p>