msginit - Unix, Linux Command

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:

Tag	Description
-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:

Tag	Description
-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:

Tag	Description
-P, --properties-input
	input file is in Java .properties syntax
--stringtable-input
	input file is in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax

Output details:

Tag	Description
-l, --locale=LL_CC
	set target locale
--no-translator
	assume the PO file is automatically generated
-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:

Tag	Description
-h, --help	display this help and exit
-V, --version
	output version information and exit

AUTHOR

Written by Bruno Haible.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2001-2005 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.