msgfmt (1)

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.

   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)

       --tcl  Tcl mode: generate a tcl/msgcat .msg 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 manda-
       tory.  The class is written under the specified directory.

   Output file location in Tcl mode:
       -l, --locale=LOCALE
       -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)

       --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@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 1995-1998, 2000-2002 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.

GNU gettext 0.11.5                August 2002                        msgfmt(1)