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msgunfmt - Unix, Linux Command

NAME

msgunfmt - uncompile message catalog from binary format

SYNOPSIS

msgunfmt [OPTION] [FILE]...

DESCRIPTION

Convert binary message catalog to Uniforum style .po file.

Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.

Operation mode:

Tag	Description
-j, --java	Java mode: input is a Java ResourceBundle class
--csharp
	C# mode: input is a .NET .dll file
--csharp-resources
	C# resources mode: input is a .NET .resources file
--tcl	Tcl mode: input is a tcl/msgcat .msg file

Input file location:

Tag	Description
FILE ...	input .mo files

If no input file is given or if it is -, standard input is read.

Input file location in Java mode:

Tag	Description
-r, --resource=RESOURCE
	resource name
-l, --locale=LOCALE
	locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY

The class name is determined by appending the locale name to the resource name, separated with an underscore. The class is located using the CLASSPATH.

Input file location in C# mode:

Tag	Description
-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 located in a subdirectory of the specified directory whose name depends on the locale.

Input file location in Tcl mode:

Tag	Description
-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 located in the specified directory.

Output file location:

Tag	Description
-o, --output-file=FILE
	write output to specified file

The results are written to standard output if no output file is specified or if it is -.

Output details:

Tag	Description
-e, --no-escape
	do not use C escapes in output (default)
-E, --escape
	use C escapes in output, no extended chars
--force-po
	write PO file even if empty
-i, --indent
	write indented output style
--strict
	write strict uniforum style
-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
-s, --sort-output
	generate sorted output

Informative output:

Tag	Description
-h, --help	display this help and exit
-V, --version
	output version information and exit
-v, --verbose
	increase verbosity level

AUTHOR

Written by Ulrich Drepper.

REPORTING BUGS

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

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 1995-1998, 2000-2005 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.