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:
-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:
-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:
-P, --properties-input
input file is in Java .properties syntax
--stringtable-input
input file is in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax
Output details:
-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:
-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 2001-2006 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
msginit
is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
info
and
msginit
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
info msginit
should give you access to the complete manual.
