NAME
msgfmt - compile message catalog to binary format
SYNOPSIS
msgfmt [OPTION] filename.po ...
DESCRIPTION
Generate binary message catalog from textual translation description.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options
too. Similarly for optional arguments.
Input file location:
filename.po ...
input files
-D, directory=DIRECTORY
add DIRECTORY to list for input files search
If input file is -, standard input is read.
Operation mode:
-j, java
Java mode: generate a Java ResourceBundle class
java2
like java, and assume Java2 (JDK 1.2 or higher)
csharp
C# mode: generate a .NET .dll file
csharp-resources
C# resources mode: generate a .NET .resources file
tcl Tcl mode: generate a tcl/msgcat .msg file
qt Qt mode: generate a Qt .qm file
desktop
Desktop Entry mode: generate a .desktop file
xml XML mode: generate XML file
Output file location:
-o, output-file=FILE
write output to specified file
strict
enable strict Uniforum mode
If output file is -, output is written to standard output.
Output file location in Java mode:
-r, resource=RESOURCE
resource name
-l, locale=LOCALE
locale name, either language or languageCOUNTRY
source
produce a .java file, instead of a .class file
-d DIRECTORY
base directory of classes directory hierarchy
The class name is determined by appending the locale name to the
resource name, separated with an underscore. The -d option is manda‐
tory. The class is written under the specified directory.
Output file location in C# mode:
-r, resource=RESOURCE
resource name
-l, locale=LOCALE
locale name, either language or languageCOUNTRY
-d DIRECTORY
base directory for locale dependent .dll files
The -l and -d options are mandatory. The .dll file is written in a
subdirectory of the specified directory whose name depends on the
locale.
Output file location in Tcl mode:
-l, locale=LOCALE
locale name, either language or languageCOUNTRY
-d DIRECTORY
base directory of .msg message catalogs
The -l and -d options are mandatory. The .msg file is written in the
specified directory.
Desktop Entry mode options:
-l, locale=LOCALE
locale name, either language or languageCOUNTRY
-o, output-file=FILE
write output to specified file
template=TEMPLATE
a .desktop file used as a template
-d DIRECTORY
base directory of .po files
-kWORD, keyword=WORD
look for WORD as an additional keyword
-k, keyword
do not to use default keywords
The -l, -o, and template options are mandatory. If -D is specified,
input files are read from the directory instead of the command line
arguments.
XML mode options:
-l, locale=LOCALE
locale name, either language or languageCOUNTRY
-L, language=NAME
recognise the specified XML language
-o, output-file=FILE
write output to specified file
template=TEMPLATE
an XML file used as a template
-d DIRECTORY
base directory of .po files
The -l, -o, and template options are mandatory. If -D is specified,
input files are read from the directory instead of the command line
arguments.
Input file syntax:
-P, properties-input
input files are in Java .properties syntax
stringtable-input
input files are in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax
Input file interpretation:
-c, check
perform all the checks implied by check-format,
check-header, check-domain
check-format
check language dependent format strings
check-header
verify presence and contents of the header entry
check-domain
check for conflicts between domain directives and the out‐
put-file option
-C, check-compatibility
check that GNU msgfmt behaves like X/Open msgfmt
check-accelerators[=CHAR]
check presence of keyboard accelerators for menu items
-f, use-fuzzy
use fuzzy entries in output
Output details:
-a, alignment=NUMBER
align strings to NUMBER bytes (default: 1)
endianness=BYTEORDER
write out 32-bit numbers in the given byte order (big or little,
default depends on platform)
no-hash
binary file will not include the hash table
Informative output:
-h, help
display this help and exit
-V, version
output version information and exit
statistics
print statistics about translations
-v, verbose
increase verbosity level
AUTHOR
Written by Ulrich Drepper.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to .
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 1995-1998, 2000-2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for msgfmt is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
If the info and msgfmt programs are properly installed at your site,
the command
info msgfmt
should give you access to the complete manual.
GNU gettext-tools 0.19.8.1 June 2016 MSGFMT(1)