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<h1 align=center>MSGMERGE</h1>
<a href="#NAME">NAME</a><br>
<a href="#SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a><br>
<a href="#DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a><br>
<a href="#AUTHOR">AUTHOR</a><br>
<a href="#REPORTING BUGS">REPORTING BUGS</a><br>
<a href="#COPYRIGHT">COPYRIGHT</a><br>
<a href="#SEE ALSO">SEE ALSO</a><br>

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msgmerge - merge message catalog and template</td></table>
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<b>msgmerge</b> [<i>OPTION</i>] <i>def.po
ref.pot</i></td></table>
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Merges two Uniforum style .po files together. The def.po
file is an existing PO file with translations which will be
taken over to the newly created file as long as they still
match; comments will be preserved, but extracted comments
and file positions will be discarded. The ref.pot file is
the last created PO file with up-to-date source references
but old translations, or a PO Template file (generally
created by xgettext); any translations or comments in the
file will be discarded, however dot comments and file
positions will be preserved. Where an exact match cannot be
found, fuzzy matching is used to produce better
results.</td></table>

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Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short
options too.</td></table>

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<b>Input file location:</b></td></table>

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def.po</td></table>

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translations referring to old sources</td></table>

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ref.pot</td></table>

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references to new sources</td></table>

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<b>-D</b>, <b>--directory</b>=<i>DIRECTORY</i></td></table>

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add DIRECTORY to list for input files search</td></table>

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<b>-C</b>, <b>--compendium</b>=<i>FILE</i></td></table>

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additional library of message translations, may be specified
more than once</td></table>

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<b>Operation mode:</b></td></table>

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<b>-U</b>, <b>--update</b></td></table>

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update def.po, do nothing if def.po already up to
date</td></table>

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<b>Output file location:</b></td></table>

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<b>-o</b>, <b>--output-file</b>=<i>FILE</i></td></table>

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write output to specified file</td></table>

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The results are written to standard output if no output file
is specified or if it is -.</td></table>

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Output file location in update mode: The result is written
back to def.po.</td></table>

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<b>--backup</b>=<i>CONTROL</i></td></table>

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make a backup of def.po</td></table>

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<b>--suffix</b>=<i>SUFFIX</i></td></table>

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override the usual backup suffix</td></table>

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The version control method may be selected via the
<b>--backup</b> option or through the VERSION_CONTROL
environment variable. Here are the values:</td></table>

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none, off</td></table>

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never make backups (even if <b>--backup</b> is
given)</td></table>

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numbered, t</td></table>

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make numbered backups</td></table>

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existing, nil</td></table>

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numbered if numbered backups exist, simple
otherwise</td></table>

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simple, never</td></table>

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always make simple backups</td></table>

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The backup suffix is `~', unless set with <b>--suffix</b> or
the SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX environment variable.</td></table>

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<b>Operation modifiers:</b></td></table>

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<b>-m</b>, <b>--multi-domain</b></td></table>

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apply ref.pot to each of the domains in def.po</td></table>

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<b>-N</b>, <b>--no-fuzzy-matching</b></td></table>

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do not use fuzzy matching</td></table>

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<b>--previous</b></td></table>

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keep previous msgids of translated messages</td></table>

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<b>Input file syntax:</b></td></table>

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<b>-P</b>, <b>--properties-input</b></td></table>

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input files are in Java .properties syntax</td></table>

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<b>--stringtable-input</b></td></table>

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input files are in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings
syntax</td></table>

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<b>Output details:</b></td></table>

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<b>-e</b>, <b>--no-escape</b></td></table>

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do not use C escapes in output (default)</td></table>

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<b>-E</b>, <b>--escape</b></td></table>

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use C escapes in output, no extended chars</td></table>

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<b>--force-po</b></td></table>

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write PO file even if empty</td></table>

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<b>-i</b>, <b>--indent</b></td></table>

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indented output style</td></table>

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<b>--no-location</b></td></table>

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suppress '#: filename:line' lines</td></table>

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<b>--add-location</b></td></table>

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preserve '#: filename:line' lines (default)</td></table>

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<b>--strict</b></td></table>

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strict Uniforum output style</td></table>

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<b>-p</b>, <b>--properties-output</b></td></table>

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write out a Java .properties file</td></table>

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<b>--stringtable-output</b></td></table>

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write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings file</td></table>

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<b>-w</b>, <b>--width</b>=<i>NUMBER</i></td></table>

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set output page width</td></table>

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<b>--no-wrap</b></td></table>

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do not break long message lines, longer than the output page
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<b>-s</b>, <b>--sort-output</b></td></table>

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generate sorted output</td></table>

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<b>-F</b>, <b>--sort-by-file</b></td></table>

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sort output by file location</td></table>

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<b>Informative output:</b></td></table>

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<b>-h</b>, <b>--help</b></td></table>

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display this help and exit</td></table>

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<b>-V</b>, <b>--version</b></td></table>

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output version information and exit</td></table>

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<b>-v</b>, <b>--verbose</b></td></table>

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increase verbosity level</td></table>

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<b>-q</b>, <b>--quiet</b>, <b>--silent</b></td></table>

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suppress progress indicators</td></table>
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<h2>AUTHOR</h2>

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Written by Peter Miller.</td></table>
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<h2>REPORTING BUGS</h2>

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Report bugs to &lt;bug-gnu-gettext (a] gnu.org&gt;.</td></table>
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<h2>COPYRIGHT</h2>

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Copyright 1995-1998, 2000-2006 Free Software Foundation,
Inc.<br>
This is free software; see the source for copying
conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE.</td></table>
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<h2>SEE ALSO</h2>

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The full documentation for <b>msgmerge</b> is maintained as
a Texinfo manual. If the <b>info</b> and <b>msgmerge</b>
programs are properly installed at your site, the
command</td></table>

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<b>info msgmerge</b></td></table>

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should give you access to the complete manual.</td></table>
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