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2 .TH MSGCAT "1" "June 2010" "GNU gettext-tools 0.18.1" GNU
4 msgcat \- combines several message catalogs
7 [\fIOPTION\fR] [\fIINPUTFILE\fR]...
9 .\" Add any additional description here
11 Concatenates and merges the specified PO files.
12 Find messages which are common to two or more of the specified PO files.
13 By using the \fB\-\-more\-than\fR option, greater commonality may be requested
14 before messages are printed. Conversely, the \fB\-\-less\-than\fR option may be
15 used to specify less commonality before messages are printed (i.e.
16 \fB\-\-less\-than\fR=\fI2\fR will only print the unique messages). Translations,
17 comments and extract comments will be cumulated, except that if \fB\-\-use\-first\fR
18 is specified, they will be taken from the first PO file to define them.
19 File positions from all PO files will be cumulated.
21 Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
22 .SS "Input file location:"
27 \fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-files\-from\fR=\fIFILE\fR
28 get list of input files from FILE
30 \fB\-D\fR, \fB\-\-directory\fR=\fIDIRECTORY\fR
31 add DIRECTORY to list for input files search
33 If input file is -, standard input is read.
34 .SS "Output file location:"
36 \fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-output\-file\fR=\fIFILE\fR
37 write output to specified file
39 The results are written to standard output if no output file is specified
41 .SS "Message selection:"
43 -<, \fB\-\-less\-than\fR=\fINUMBER\fR
44 print messages with less than this many
45 definitions, defaults to infinite if not set
47 ->, \fB\-\-more\-than\fR=\fINUMBER\fR
48 print messages with more than this many
49 definitions, defaults to 0 if not set
51 \fB\-u\fR, \fB\-\-unique\fR
52 shorthand for \fB\-\-less\-than\fR=\fI2\fR, requests
53 that only unique messages be printed
54 .SS "Input file syntax:"
56 \fB\-P\fR, \fB\-\-properties\-input\fR
57 input files are in Java .properties syntax
59 \fB\-\-stringtable\-input\fR
60 input files are in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings
64 \fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-to\-code\fR=\fINAME\fR
68 use first available translation for each
69 message, don't merge several translations
71 \fB\-\-lang\fR=\fICATALOGNAME\fR
72 set 'Language' field in the header entry
75 use colors and other text attributes always
77 \fB\-\-color\fR=\fIWHEN\fR
78 use colors and other text attributes if WHEN.
79 WHEN may be 'always', 'never', 'auto', or 'html'.
81 \fB\-\-style\fR=\fISTYLEFILE\fR
82 specify CSS style rule file for \fB\-\-color\fR
84 \fB\-e\fR, \fB\-\-no\-escape\fR
85 do not use C escapes in output (default)
87 \fB\-E\fR, \fB\-\-escape\fR
88 use C escapes in output, no extended chars
91 write PO file even if empty
93 \fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-indent\fR
94 write the .po file using indented style
96 \fB\-\-no\-location\fR
97 do not write '#: filename:line' lines
99 \fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-add\-location\fR
100 generate '#: filename:line' lines (default)
103 write out strict Uniforum conforming .po file
105 \fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-properties\-output\fR
106 write out a Java .properties file
108 \fB\-\-stringtable\-output\fR
109 write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings file
111 \fB\-w\fR, \fB\-\-width\fR=\fINUMBER\fR
112 set output page width
115 do not break long message lines, longer than
116 the output page width, into several lines
118 \fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-sort\-output\fR
119 generate sorted output
121 \fB\-F\fR, \fB\-\-sort\-by\-file\fR
122 sort output by file location
123 .SS "Informative output:"
125 \fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
126 display this help and exit
128 \fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
129 output version information and exit
131 Written by Bruno Haible.
133 Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>.
135 Copyright \(co 2001-2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
136 License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
138 This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
139 There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
141 The full documentation for
143 is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
147 programs are properly installed at your site, the command
151 should give you access to the complete manual.