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 MSGFMT "1" "November 2006" "GNU gettext-tools 0.16.1" GNU
 NAME
msgfmt - compile message catalog to binary format

 SYNOPSIS
 msgfmt [OPTION] filename.po ...

 DESCRIPTION
 Add any additional description here

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

 "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 language_COUNTRY


-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 mandatory. 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 language_COUNTRY


-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 language_COUNTRY


-d DIRECTORY
base directory of .msg message catalogs


The -l and -d options are mandatory. The .msg file is written in the
specified directory.

 "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 --output-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)


--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 <bug-gnu-gettext (at] gnu.org>.

 COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 1995-1998, 2000-2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

 "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.