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NAME

msginit - initialize a message catalog

SYNOPSIS

msginit [ OPTION ]

DESCRIPTION

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.

Input file location:

-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.

Output file location:

-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.

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:

-l , --locale = LL_CC[ .ENCODING]

set target locale

--no-translator

assume the PO file is automatically generated

--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

-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

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.