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MSGFILTER

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
Input file location:
Output file location:
Filter input and output:
Useful FILTER-OPTIONs when the FILTER is ’sed’:
Input file syntax:
Output details:
Informative output:
AUTHOR
REPORTING BUGS
COPYRIGHT
SEE ALSO

NAME

msgfilter - edit translations of message catalog

SYNOPSIS

msgfilter [ OPTION ] FILTER [ FILTER-OPTION ]

DESCRIPTION

Applies a filter to all translations of a translation catalog.

Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.

Input file location:

-i , --input = INPUTFILE

input PO file

-D , --directory = DIRECTORY

add DIRECTORY to list for input files search

If no input file is given or if it is -, standard input is read.

Output file location:

-o , --output-file = FILE

write output to specified file

The results are written to standard output if no output file is specified or if it is -.

The FILTER can be any program that reads a translation from standard input and writes a modified translation to standard output.

Filter input and output:

--newline

add a newline at the end of input and remove a newline from the end of output

Useful FILTER-OPTIONs when the FILTER is ’sed’:

-e , --expression = SCRIPT

add SCRIPT to the commands to be executed

-f , --file = SCRIPTFILE

add the contents of SCRIPTFILE to the commands to be executed

-n , --quiet , --silent

suppress automatic printing of pattern space

Input file syntax:

-P , --properties-input

input file is in Java .properties syntax

--stringtable-input

input file is in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax

Output details:

--color

use colors and other text attributes always

--color = WHEN

use colors and other text attributes if WHEN. WHEN may be ’always’, ’never’, ’auto’, or ’html’.

--style = STYLEFILE

specify CSS style rule file for --color

--no-escape

do not use C escapes in output (default)

-E , --escape

use C escapes in output, no extended chars

--force-po

write PO file even if empty

--indent

indented output style

--keep-header

keep header entry unmodified, don’t filter it

--no-location

suppress ’#: filename:line’ lines

-n , --add-location

preserve ’#: filename:line’ lines (default)

--strict

strict Uniforum output style

-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

-s , --sort-output

generate sorted output

-F , --sort-by-file

sort output by file location

Informative output:

-h , --help

display this help and exit

-V , --version

output version information and exit

AUTHOR

Written by Bruno Haible.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs in the bug tracker at <https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gettext> or by email to <bug-gettext@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2001-2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.